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to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
parents who were always trumping up little projects for their children to do around the house
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Recent Examples of trumped-up
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
Erdogan’s government has thrown (or attempted to throw) a number of key political opponents into jail on what critics say are trumped-up, spurious charges.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Adjective
The charge was clearly trumped-up, but Yundi was immediately taken off all Chinese stages and media and prevented from going abroad.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
Erdogan’s government has thrown (or attempted to throw) a number of key political opponents into jail on what critics say are trumped-up, spurious charges.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumped-up
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Before the Frazier and Foreman fight was devised, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was stripped of the title.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Price controls don’t work, whether they’re devised domestically or imported from abroad.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Other BuLi teams have take chances on young, unproven trainers, such as Jürgen Klop, Hansi Flick, Sebastian Hoeneß, and that guy who's training the German National Team.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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But the nurses rallied with us and convinced the administration to try this unknown and unproven technique.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The Act provides market players and investors additional mechanisms and avenues to seek redress and curb fraudulent digital asset activities.—
Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The lawsuit previously featured additional claims for civil conspiracy and fraudulent conveyance, but those were dismissed in earlier actions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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American agricultural products once made-up 40 percent of China's market; that amount has fallen below 20 percent.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Canons are as made-up as the stories that are part of them, so Dark Forces still has value as part of an old continuity that remains fun and quite wacky at times.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Elizabeth Olsen found inspiration for her role in The Assessment from a book that was based on a real-life group of people who believe aliens invented modern technology.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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As history tells it, hot chicken was invented by African American entrepreneur Thornton Prince, who founded Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack in the 1940s.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Impulsive, egocentric, and mendacious, Trump has, in the same span, set fire to the integrity of his office.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Her unsettling command of the character — who was equal parts sweet, vulnerable, mendacious, and menacing — was one of the highlights of the series.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While an exact on-screen return date remains unconfirmed, this schedule places her back stateside just before the May 19 episode of Raw in Greenville, South Carolina.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Officials noted that initial reports remained unconfirmed, ABC News reported.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As a result, Democrats stumbled into the fall of 2024 with an untested nominee and growing public mistrust of a White House that had been gaslighting the American people.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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The Vikings need their untested quarterback to concentrate on O’Connell’s playbook and reading defenses.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Trumped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped-up. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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