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
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Wong believes the future lies not in eliminating uncertainty but in helping people better understand it.
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Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Constraint is where the art lies, right?
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Yet behind the festivities lies a deeper purpose.
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Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Though their 1-0 victory came late, the reality lies towards the second of those statements.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Traditionally, scientists have focused on whether a planet lies within its star's habitable zone, the region where temperatures may allow liquid water to exist on the surface.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Somewhere in the middle of that woo-woo spectrum lies the work of Carlos Castaneda.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In a government modified like this of the United States, the great danger lies rather in the abuse of the community than in the legislative body.
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Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Maternal Instinct lays out how Parker moved from a web of odd, though ultimately harmless lies about the fake pregnancy to killing her pregnant friend (Simmons-Hancock), and abducting her unborn fetus to present to her then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, as their own.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Pre-bunking is like a vaccine that protects people’s minds against lies.
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Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The lies, Adams said, were persistent.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Between my countless lies, sandwiches from the East Side eatery William Poll arrived as well as orchids and other flowers from Jerome Florists.
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Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.
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Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The military has bulldozed or demolished wide swaths of the zone, and the area, where most of Gaza’s agricultural land lies, is inaccessible to Palestinians.
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Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Verb
And yet some Democrats were clear-eyed about the work that lies ahead to bring the party together as new divisions flared in the wake of Mamdani's success.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Wong believes the future lies not in eliminating uncertainty but in helping people better understand it.
—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Constraint is where the art lies, right?
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Yet behind the festivities lies a deeper purpose.
—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Though their 1-0 victory came late, the reality lies towards the second of those statements.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Traditionally, scientists have focused on whether a planet lies within its star's habitable zone, the region where temperatures may allow liquid water to exist on the surface.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
Somewhere in the middle of that woo-woo spectrum lies the work of Carlos Castaneda.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In a government modified like this of the United States, the great danger lies rather in the abuse of the community than in the legislative body.
—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Noun
What makes this town’s culinary history so unique lies within its deep ties to the university.
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Carinne Geil Botta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Maternal Instinct lays out how Parker moved from a web of odd, though ultimately harmless lies about the fake pregnancy to killing her pregnant friend (Simmons-Hancock), and abducting her unborn fetus to present to her then-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, as their own.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Pre-bunking is like a vaccine that protects people’s minds against lies.
—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
The lies, Adams said, were persistent.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Between my countless lies, sandwiches from the East Side eatery William Poll arrived as well as orchids and other flowers from Jerome Florists.
—
Griffin Dunne,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.
—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The military has bulldozed or demolished wide swaths of the zone, and the area, where most of Gaza’s agricultural land lies, is inaccessible to Palestinians.
—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lies
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The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
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Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party that consistently leads in nationwide opinion polls.
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An outside team of professionals leads visitors through a two-hour flower arranging session.
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Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
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Rabbitt said investigators believe the deaths occurred entirely inside Steadman's apartment and that, based on the evidence collected so far, there is no indication anyone from outside the family was involved.
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Jamon has left the past behind, but danger still lurks.
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Yet despite its reputation, this isn’t a bloodthirsty murder-bird that lurks in the rainforests waiting for its next victim.
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Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria.
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Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
Verb
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Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
Verb
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Valdez, whose seat goes from Brooklyn to Queens, accused her opponent inaccurately of getting pro-Israel donations.
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The bus goes more places more frequently than trains, filling a niche like no other.
Verb
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About 150 miles from SoFi Stadium, south of the Mexican border, sits the hotel housing Iran’s World Cup team for its games at the Inglewood venue.
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The reason for the oxygen break was not immediately clear, though many concertgoers posting about the moment online pointed to the venue’s elevation — West Valley City sits at 4,300 feet above sea level.
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“Lies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lies. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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