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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
Verb
  • After lying dormant for over twenty years, the property has been completely renovated to make the space feel tasteful, modern, and comfortable while continuing to pay tribute to its deep archival roots.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Accusers were exaggerating or lying outright in pursuit of a payday.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of lying
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  • So Apple switched to individually fabricating the CPU and GPU on their own smaller dies, then combining the two with Fusion Architecture, a low-latency interconnect that lets the two halves function as a whole.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Western District of Missouri has led efforts to prosecute pandemic-relief cases this year, including defendants accused of fabricating payroll figures, submitting false tax documents and using PPP proceeds for personal expenses.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabricating
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  • Settlement talks collapsed in late August after Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting their discussions.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At that public meeting, several parents said Adams should have been fired for misleading them and misrepresenting the condition of the Earl Warren ATP facilities.
    — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of misrepresenting
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  • The Bucs couldn’t ask for a better bounce-back opponent after dropping their opener in Cincy, a somewhat deceiving result because of all the Baker Mayfield turnovers.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The public deserves to know which of his points were defensible and which were deceiving.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceiving

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“Perjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perjuring. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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