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Recent Examples of liar Schumer rips Trump on a near-daily basis on the Senate floor, accusing the president of being a wannabe dictator and serial liar who puts his own interests and even Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interests ahead of what’s best for the United States. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025 Yes, the Swedes are oddly beautiful, but they are known liars about safety. John Kenney, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 His storyline becomes a quest for truth within a shelter built on fantasies and populated by liars. Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025 Sadly, these numbers are bare-faced liars. Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
  • This might compel me to reshape the narrator’s style and tone in hopes of conjuring a more engaging storyteller.
    Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Colleagues saw her as a yenta, a mentor and a storyteller who was always tough and true to herself.
    NPR, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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