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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 liars
But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.
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JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 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
Which liars are lying in season three?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Thus, Penny took him in a helicopter off-island to a hospital, and Carrie and Bess followed on the ferry, leaving only the four liars there alone since their little siblings are off at summer camp.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 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
Because children [are] bad liars.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 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
Which liars are lying in season three?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Thus, Penny took him in a helicopter off-island to a hospital, and Carrie and Bess followed on the ferry, leaving only the four liars there alone since their little siblings are off at summer camp.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 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
Because children [are] bad liars.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liars
storytellers
Noun
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That’s the work of EA’s extraordinary artists, designers, developers, storytellers, and innovator.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hosted once again by Jay Pharoah, the event continues to spotlight the artists and storytellers shaping the culture both in front of and behind the camera.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Liars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liars. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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