as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
warned her not to trust the duplicitous art dealer
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Recent Examples of duplicitous
Lecturing other nations on freedom while advocating restrictions at home is, well, duplicitous.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Well, the duplicitous Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) has some clues.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Well, the duplicitous Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) has some clues.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.
—Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duplicitous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicitous
Adjective
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Battering ram with deceptive speed (4.51), but struggles catching the ball.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In addition to his first-term tariffs, Trump also filed a formal World Trade Organization case against China, alleging deceptive trade practices and intellectual property theft.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Any email platform is exposed to this kind of attack, with scammers using fraudulent alerts and malicious links to entrap victims.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Affected individuals may be vulnerable to identity theft, fraudulent account openings and targeted phishing attempts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mood shifts from shady to straight-up scandalous.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Fenix lost the biggest match of his young WWE career, albeit under shady circumstances, while Americano picked up a WrestleMania win.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The cruelty of his dishonest sham, founded on disdain for the autistic community and aimed at parents of autistic children, defies decency.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Blanketing our communities with descriptions that focus solely on crime is dishonest and hinders our efforts to achieve peace, especially those of us who have survived the unthinkable loss of a loved one to murder.—
Clementina Chery,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.—
Kat Stinson,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Duplicitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicitous. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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