as in storyteller
a person who tells lies
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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Recent Examples of liar
Ted Danson felt like a liar on 'Cheers' because of plaque psoriasis.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Legal scholars call the downstream effect the liar’s dividend.
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Jason Walker Psyd,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Molo told the jury that five witnesses under oath in the trial had called Altman a liar.
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David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Yet still to this day in Colorado, anyone who questions logging is at best censored, at worst publicly defamed as a liar.
—
Josh Schlossberg,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for liar
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Legal scholars call the downstream effect the liar’s dividend.
—
Jason Walker Psyd,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Molo told the jury that five witnesses under oath in the trial had called Altman a liar.
—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Yet still to this day in Colorado, anyone who questions logging is at best censored, at worst publicly defamed as a liar.
—
Josh Schlossberg,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for liar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
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Because the alcohol drives the storytellers toward vernacular expression, these pieces can seem more alive and authentic, more relatable, than big-budget, big-screen productions.
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Mallaby, a longtime financial journalist, is a nimble storyteller, and his portrait of one of the single-minded personalities plunging the world into an uncertain future is also an engaging drama of discovery.
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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