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
Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.
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Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
Yellowstone recap: The long goodbye While the ensemble’s remaining stars — Reilly, Hauser, Grimes, and Wes Bentley, as John Dutton’s duplicitous (and adopted) son, Jamie — did the real work of holding the narrative together, Sheridan turned his character into a focus-pulling co-star.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
But instead of joining forces to take out their duplicitous Traitor, Danielle and Carolyn appear poised to set their sights on each other.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
This reduces the risk of people unknowingly clicking on duplicitous links, helping ward off the threat.
—Mike Wilson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
Yellowstone recap: The long goodbye While the ensemble’s remaining stars — Reilly, Hauser, Grimes, and Wes Bentley, as John Dutton’s duplicitous (and adopted) son, Jamie — did the real work of holding the narrative together, Sheridan turned his character into a focus-pulling co-star.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
But instead of joining forces to take out their duplicitous Traitor, Danielle and Carolyn appear poised to set their sights on each other.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
This reduces the risk of people unknowingly clicking on duplicitous links, helping ward off the threat.
—Mike Wilson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicitous
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Stricter consumer protection laws worldwide mean businesses face mounting scrutiny and potential legal repercussions for deceptive claims.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Issues concerning the scheme arise when the business utilizing it sells the data of consumers without proper consent or for deceptive purposes, as this could violate laws, the company said.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Multiple users commented on Joann's latest post about fraudulent websites to criticize the chain's decision about gift cards.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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March 6 Check fraud: The City of Saratoga reported that someone attempted to access government funds with fraudulent checks.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps Simpson’s most dishonest claim was that Social Security’s drafters deliberately set the retirement age at 65 because life expectancy in 1935, at the time of enactment, was 63.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Higher-ups and colleagues see through the charade as dishonest.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tampa Bay is one of the most crooked places in America, according to fraud report data from the Federal Trade Commission.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Talley also said the pathway of the bullet as the pathologist in the case testified disproves any legal theory that Ferguson’s arm was crooked at a 45-degree angle.—
Hetty Chang,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Duplicitous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicitous. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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