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
His opponent lied more than a hundred times, but that didn't matter.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The records show the state only agreed to settle after a federal judge concluded state officials had lied about why the worker was fired.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
In a 2009 application for a government position for which he was subsequently hired, Rush allegedly lied about obtaining a bachelor's degree from Clemson University and a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to the affidavit.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Days turned to weeks and Winfrey lied again, saying her teacher didn’t want the dog back.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
But a federal judge later dismissed the charges, and federal officials opened an investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what happened.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
After the shooting, federal authorities accused Sosa-Celis and Aljorna of beating an ICE officer with a broomstick or a snow shovel during the incident, but those charges were later dropped after an investigation into whether the agents lied about the incident.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Trump blustered and lied and displayed himself in the worst possible light, of course, but Reza Pahlavi, the Shah’s son who lives in the United States and who many Iranians had reluctantly come to regard as a possible leader, also played his hand extremely badly.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
The man spent a month in a Middle Eastern jail before proving that Brown lied.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Susan Page, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The records show the state only agreed to settle after a federal judge concluded state officials had lied about why the worker was fired.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026
In a 2009 application for a government position for which he was subsequently hired, Rush allegedly lied about obtaining a bachelor's degree from Clemson University and a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to the affidavit.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 27 May 2026
Days turned to weeks and Winfrey lied again, saying her teacher didn’t want the dog back.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
But a federal judge later dismissed the charges, and federal officials opened an investigation into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about what happened.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
After the shooting, federal authorities accused Sosa-Celis and Aljorna of beating an ICE officer with a broomstick or a snow shovel during the incident, but those charges were later dropped after an investigation into whether the agents lied about the incident.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Trump blustered and lied and displayed himself in the worst possible light, of course, but Reza Pahlavi, the Shah’s son who lives in the United States and who many Iranians had reluctantly come to regard as a possible leader, also played his hand extremely badly.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
The man spent a month in a Middle Eastern jail before proving that Brown lied.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lied
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When both technology and human judgment can be deceived at the point of execution, defense must shift upstream into design, process and governance.—
Steve Piper,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 May 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
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He has been fooled into selling them out for less than a pack of gum.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
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He should not be fooled by the sudden enthusiasm around the arrival of the young players who have emerged recently.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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“Lied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lied. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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