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as in misleading
telling or containing lies
I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows dishonest statements on the claims form
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as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
dishonest car dealers who roll back mileage gauges dishonest business deals that landed him in jail
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as in false
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
dishonest appraisals of art works that were part of an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of dishonest
Like a lot of Lisa-centric episodes, this one cuts to the heart of a young girl’s struggle to invent an identity for herself without being dishonest about her nature.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Just as Theranos’ success was built on lies and ultimately collapsed under its own weight, companies and individuals that rise by dishonest means are playing a short-term game.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Biden admin called out for longstanding lie about pardoning Hunter: 'Most dishonest admin in history'.
—Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Let it not be said that Conclave, the new film about the selection of a new pope from director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) and screenwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), is dishonest.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Just as Theranos’ success was built on lies and ultimately collapsed under its own weight, companies and individuals that rise by dishonest means are playing a short-term game.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Biden admin called out for longstanding lie about pardoning Hunter: 'Most dishonest admin in history'.
—Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Let it not be said that Conclave, the new film about the selection of a new pope from director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) and screenwriter Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), is dishonest.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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Faraji, who stopped working at Fox after Undisputed's cancellation in August 2024, is also suing the company for failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, unfair unlawful or fraudulent business practices and more under the class action complaint.Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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There are new procedural rules in place in the aftermath of what happened four years ago, when Republicans parroting Trump’s lie that the election was fraudulent challenged the results their own states had certified.LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Users from a diverse range of perspectives would then reach an agreement on whether content is false, Kaplan said in a blog post.Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Those who disputed the accuracy of an account and thought their report had been corrected instead see the same false information reappear without explanation, the agency found.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Fame-first culture is particularly rampant among younger generations who have bought into the idea that fame signals value—an erroneous inference that a person who is well-known for something must have achieved something.Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The erroneous emergency alert caused a stir in all parts of Los Angeles.Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Franklin County and River Valley Coalition recently accused officials of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and a division of the building authority of being deceptive and called for an investigation.Alex Golden, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Penelope in the Odyssey says that dreams that pass through the gate of ivory are deceptive, while those that pass through the gate of horn are real.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 4 Jan. 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
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Two stand out: his profile and endorsement, in 2000, of Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign, and his early opposition to George W. Bush’s disastrous and mendacious invasion of Iraq.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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And though a second, thick stucco layer with bits of cork was an insulation novelty imported from Italy, its properties meant that the walls could remain authentically crooked.Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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What is more untruthful: A thing written down, or a sustained deception of the heart?Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
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On Wednesday, the defense attacked Marquez’s credibility, questioning his motives for cooperating with the FBI and grilling him over episodes in his background that might paint him as untruthful.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
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And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach Offers Balinese Culture in Every Sip at Tree Bar At Tree Bar at Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach enjoy a beverage under the shady embrace of the iconic Pohon Pole tree.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonest. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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