as in deceived
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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Recent Examples of lied
House Republican lawmakers concluded that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of billions in widespread fraud in the state’s social service programs, lied about their knowledge of fraud and retaliated against employees who tried to report it.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The prosecution, meanwhile, tried to show the judge that Fitzsimmons lied while on the stand.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But federal prosecutors later dropped all charges against the men and authorities opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
In his testimony, Musk maintained that Twitter’s leadership lied about the number of bot accounts on the platform and withheld information from him about how the number of fake accounts was calculated.
—Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
The jury will determine whether OpenAI’s other co-founders, Altman and Greg Brockman, lied about their intentions to maintain a nonprofit structure when Musk initially donated $38 million to the startup.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
During his arrest, Makarem hid his gun and lied about being at the gas station, according to the DA’s office.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
Ellis also detailed that agents including then-Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino came to her courtroom and lied.
—Seth Stern, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Somebody lied us into that war, all right.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The prosecution, meanwhile, tried to show the judge that Fitzsimmons lied while on the stand.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
But federal prosecutors later dropped all charges against the men and authorities opened a criminal investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
In his testimony, Musk maintained that Twitter’s leadership lied about the number of bot accounts on the platform and withheld information from him about how the number of fake accounts was calculated.
—Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
The jury will determine whether OpenAI’s other co-founders, Altman and Greg Brockman, lied about their intentions to maintain a nonprofit structure when Musk initially donated $38 million to the startup.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
During his arrest, Makarem hid his gun and lied about being at the gas station, according to the DA’s office.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
Ellis also detailed that agents including then-Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino came to her courtroom and lied.
—Seth Stern, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Somebody lied us into that war, all right.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lied
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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For the record, Vrabel has fibbed to my face in an interview about his close friend, John Streicher, the Patriots’ vice president of football operations and strategy.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He's seen every episode, don't be fooled.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s seen every episode, don’t be fooled.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Lied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lied. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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