as in libels
law
the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth
He was found guilty of perjury.
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In June 2025, Peacock revealed the latest slate of celebrities set to battle it out in a high-stakes game of lies, alliances and betrayal inside a castle in the Scottish Highlands — all for a chance to win up to $250,000.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The characters are lying, to themselves and to each other, but the role of the audience in believing or not believing their lies is totally irrelevant.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Slight distortions of gas suggest there may be interactions between the cloud and galaxy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Now, if the election is close, those interventions and distortions may be enough.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But that’s only fair, since wild exaggerations are exactly what music videos are all about.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Nov. 2025
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Too often, these nations assume such threats are bluffs or exaggerations because their own logic struggles to grasp that someone would be so blatant.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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My hope is that political discourse in 2026 focuses on solutions, not accusations and fabrications.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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These included fabrications of Richard Serra’s Tilted Arc, 1981, and On Kawara’slost briefcase, stolen during a 1979 trip.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Perjuries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuries. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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