perjuring

verb

present participle of perjure
as in lying
law to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.

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Recent Examples of perjuring By invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination, Fauci himself (and his lawyers) appeared to be worried to some degree about being cornered into perjuring himself. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perjuring
  1. lying
  2. fabricating
  3. misrepresenting
  4. deceiving
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  • The young Moroccan caught the eye at the World Cup and certainly has the potential to become one of the best deep-lying midfielders in the game.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Then the challenge was to be on the spot for anything and everything their subjects might do — like lying flat in a car bed, every day, often for 16 hours or longer.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lying
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  • There are moments where Lucky uses her scheming ways to her advantage and fabricating identities as a means of survival.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Median Strategies, one of the pollsters showing a large lead for Hong, admitted to fabricating polls for multiple elections.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabricating
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  • Cohen testified before Congress in 2019, alleging Trump had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favorable loan terms and tax benefits.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • O’Connell’s office later accused the station of selectively editing and misrepresenting his remarks and released a longer version of the exchange.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
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  • Paul has long accused Fauci of deceiving Americans about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The ensuing investigation ultimately revealed that Angela had framed Hadley and uncovered evidence of her long history of deceiving people to gain sympathy.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of deceiving

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“Perjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuring. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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