as in storytellers
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
The straight characters all had love interests whose lives were illustrated and explored beyond the scope of the liars’, and even Emily’s next love interest, Paige (Lindsey Shaw), felt more fleshed out, but Maya (Bianca Lawson) fell into the disposable Black girlfriend trope heavily.
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Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Records later released from that case show the prosecutor presented the girls molested by Epstein as prostitutes and liars when speaking to the grand jury.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
Records later released from that case show the prosecutor presented the girls molested by Epstein as prostitutes and liars when speaking to the grand jury.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liars
storytellers
Noun
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We storytellers would all do well to approach our material with a high degree of respect for the pain of being alive.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The common ingredients are incredible storytellers who are excited about trying to make a series that feels authentic and realistic, and maybe feels familiar, but in a way that also feels elevated and sophisticated.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Liars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liars. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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