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Recent Examples of untruthfully
At issue was the question of how much say each municipality would have in allowing that new development, with opponents claiming untruthfully that the state wanted to mandate specific quotas for new homes.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untruthfully
Adverb
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To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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According to court documents, Worden falsely accused her astronaut ex-wife, Anne McClain, of guessing the password to her bank account and improperly accessing it from the space station while the two were going through a divorce.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The four African-American men were falsely accused in 1949 of raping a white woman in Lake County in what became one of the most-notorious cases from the state’s Jim Crow era.—
News Service Of Florida,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The crowd returned the love to the back-to-back All-Star defenseman, politely ignoring his name being misspelled on the video board.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chock and Bates, sitting next to the kiss-and-cry in white arm chairs reserved for the current leaders, clapped politely.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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How can this situation be dealt with tactfully with the hosts — if at all?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Forgoing opulence and drama, Stone’s floor-length dress featured a flowing silhouette and distinct gray lines tactfully exposing the seams of the garment.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Untruthfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untruthfully. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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