as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
we were lucky not to be taken in by his duplicity
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Recent Examples of duplicity
This helps Harrow’s case, but getting hard evidence of Valya’s duplicity will help even more.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
Zach Bannon, a spokesman for Hovde, accused Baldwin of duplicity for, in effect, saying one thing about price gouging in the Senate and doing another with her campaign fund.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
Zach Bannon, a spokesman for Hovde, accused Baldwin of duplicity for, in effect, saying one thing about price gouging in the Senate and doing another with her campaign fund.
—Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicity
Noun
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Su Biao, the comedy about a woman entangled in financial deception has remained a steady performer since its release on Dec. 31.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Everything about Sebastien had been a deceit, a masquerade.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Without this ability, the digital landscape will remain increasingly vulnerable to manipulation and deceit.—
Steven Smith,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Americans encounter about $56 billion in fraud each year, the NSC said.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Previous installments examined fraud in local governments, police vetting requirements and the water crisis in Kansas.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
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Just as Nordlinger shows that the peacemakers and Nobel laureates whose work holds up best are those who brought specific conflicts to an end, the organizations in Bob's account that get the most done are those that pursue limited goals with cunning and patience.—
Walter Russell Mead,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2012
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“Duplicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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