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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
highly fictionalized "memoirs" in which the facts were few and the mendacities many
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as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever believe anything you say
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Recent Examples of mendacity
The answer from liberal institutions revealed to be complicit in large-scale violence and mendacity should still be a firm no.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
But the high-water mark of Mr. Trump’s mendacity was his ponderous assertion that Maduro’s removal was necessary because his election was plagued by voter fraud and illegitimacy.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
But widespread disgust with the mayor’s mendacity and the connivance of eight City Council members is changing the political landscape.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Viewed from an especially merciless or purgatorial angle, certain strands of my life are little more than histories of lo-fi mendacity.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
But the high-water mark of Mr. Trump’s mendacity was his ponderous assertion that Maduro’s removal was necessary because his election was plagued by voter fraud and illegitimacy.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
But widespread disgust with the mayor’s mendacity and the connivance of eight City Council members is changing the political landscape.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Viewed from an especially merciless or purgatorial angle, certain strands of my life are little more than histories of lo-fi mendacity.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mendacity
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There's so much to see, from the Painted Desert in the north to the southern half of the drive, where most of the petrified wood lies.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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The average score Sunday, with preferred lies, was 69.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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There's everything from resentment to jealousy, favouritism, and deceit swirling around in a boiling-hot cauldron where fair is foul and foul is fair.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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There was no attorney named Susan Millan associated with Catholic Charities, and the deceit was just one example of hundreds that the group has become aware of when desperate immigrants eventually reach the real organization.—
Naisha Roy,
ProPublica,
29 Apr. 2026
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That’s easier to accomplish the further the plot moves away from a diplomatic incident involving several national institutions and toward an occasionally absurd — but absorbing and well-paced — tale of individuals in over their heads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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San Diego County can once again be a model of fiscal responsibility — not a cautionary tale.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Perfidy — from the French perfidie via the Latin perfidia — means deceitfulness, treachery or a breach of faith or promise.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Galvin later confronted the man who had messaged Kianna, who told her several different stories, according to Childs’ report.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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“Mendacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mendacity. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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