as in deceives
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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as in lurks
to remain out of sight
paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout
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as in tales
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie
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Recent Examples of lies
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
It was marketed as a cosmetic treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA), but beneath its appeal of luscious locks lies a darker story, one that's now being brought to light by a sweeping new review from Mayer Brezis and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Risk assessment involves not only the amygdala but also the insula, which lies next to it.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
The truth lies somewhere in between, and that gap captures how far the world’s two largest economies have drifted from real dialogue to monologues.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet just east of the busy Grand Canyon Village lies a stretch of road with equally jaw-dropping vistas and far fewer crowds.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The beauty floor, where the lotus lies, one floor below, does just that, leaving plenty of space for the brands to breathe, with newly relaunched in India brands La Prairie and Loewe, Creed and Amouage.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The one on the far right is where my grandmother, Teta Ibtihaj, lies staring at the ceiling.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
But at the heart of this challenge lies the question of how best to coordinate global search efforts for people who don’t want to be found.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s where Israel’s future lies.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Inside lies the manual caliber 861 movement.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Anna’s lies have kept her family apart.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker spoke at a college commencement in 2024 and told the women that they have been told lies about their futures and probably were more excited about being wives and mothers than taking on careers.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Every question posed to her by the Democratic senators was met with snark, contempt, and bald-faced lies.
—John Ficarra, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Poland’s Nazi labyrinth The countryside around the little Polish village of Pniewo looks serene, with its yellow crops and patches of forest, but beneath the surface lies a sprawling 20-mile maze of tunnels, shafts, underground railway stations and combat facilities.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
It was marketed as a cosmetic treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA), but beneath its appeal of luscious locks lies a darker story, one that's now being brought to light by a sweeping new review from Mayer Brezis and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Risk assessment involves not only the amygdala but also the insula, which lies next to it.
—Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
The truth lies somewhere in between, and that gap captures how far the world’s two largest economies have drifted from real dialogue to monologues.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet just east of the busy Grand Canyon Village lies a stretch of road with equally jaw-dropping vistas and far fewer crowds.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
The beauty floor, where the lotus lies, one floor below, does just that, leaving plenty of space for the brands to breathe, with newly relaunched in India brands La Prairie and Loewe, Creed and Amouage.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The one on the far right is where my grandmother, Teta Ibtihaj, lies staring at the ceiling.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
But at the heart of this challenge lies the question of how best to coordinate global search efforts for people who don’t want to be found.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
And when investigators received a bizarre phone call about Cliff’s property being sold, a 10-year saga riddled with conspiracy, cons, and lies began.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s where Israel’s future lies.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Like many people, she was taken in by his lies.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Inside lies the manual caliber 861 movement.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Anna’s lies have kept her family apart.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker spoke at a college commencement in 2024 and told the women that they have been told lies about their futures and probably were more excited about being wives and mothers than taking on careers.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
If Roofman appears pat by comparison, Cianfrance’s humanistic approach to the material mines unexpected depth—and humor—from the story of a desperate man yearning for human connection, and the woman who gets tangled in his web of lies.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Every question posed to her by the Democratic senators was met with snark, contempt, and bald-faced lies.
—John Ficarra, Air Mail, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lies
Noun
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Its interconnected tales, which evoke campfire stories and urban legends, wring morbid laughs and genuine scares in much the same fashion as Tales From the Crypt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Make a pit stop in SoHo at The Dominick where a vintage phone booth in the lobby awaits, outfitted with a Haunted Hotline that tells chilling tales inspired by NYC.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The thrill of the unexplained is what prompts so many to take ghost tours, which often tell juicy and sometimes goosebump-inducing stories that give historic sites a richer context.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Those stories kept the massive, icy North American territory in his mind until this year.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The only way forward is through compromise and cooperation — not falsehoods and finger-pointing.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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His falsehoods would catch up with him less than a year after his term began.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That meant Morgan and Ashley would face off in the third and final stage of the HOH competition, in which the contestants had to play a game of two truths and a lie, figuring out which statements from jury members about their time in the house were fibs.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The story, in its heart, is now one of the great fairy tales of Western culture.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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In this way fairy tales and fantasy literature fit children for survival.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Lies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lies. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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