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
Musk responded by calling Altman a liar.
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John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The resulting four-part docuseries takes viewers into the newsroom to witness the unglamorous work of journalists cross-checking sources, fleshing out scoops and building investigations, all while being actively undermined by a president who denounced them as liars and crooks.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
There's swordsman Roronoa Zoro, thief and navigator Nami, sniper and compulsive liar Usopp, and a cook named Sanji.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Anyone who tells you the Dolphins offense looked good today is a flat out liar.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The resulting four-part docuseries takes viewers into the newsroom to witness the unglamorous work of journalists cross-checking sources, fleshing out scoops and building investigations, all while being actively undermined by a president who denounced them as liars and crooks.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
There's swordsman Roronoa Zoro, thief and navigator Nami, sniper and compulsive liar Usopp, and a cook named Sanji.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
Anyone who tells you the Dolphins offense looked good today is a flat out liar.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
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Browse Newsletters These days, every influencer and brand consultant seems to want to call themselves a storyteller.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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At Gensler, our studios, designers, strategists, and storytellers — from Shanghai to San Francisco, London to Los Angeles — are embracing AI with curiosity and purpose.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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