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
Debbie Fox, a retiree in Arvada, had met some liars on dating apps before.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
What is clear is their intense bond, the brash intimacy of people addicted to repartee and raised by liars.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
But that would make stage actors liars.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
What is clear is their intense bond, the brash intimacy of people addicted to repartee and raised by liars.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
But that would make stage actors liars.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
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Her approach of looking at the world through the lens of a non-linear storyteller felt not only timely but essential to understanding a global cultural landscape outside traditional institutional frameworks.—
Thomas Rom,
ARTnews.com,
8 June 2026
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My life, my choices and roles, my skillsets as a producer, director, writer, comic book creator, vodcaster, storyteller of the year, my politics, my company, Color Farm Media, the impact, my partnerships, my collaboration, my future all speaks to this.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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