as in misleading
telling or containing lies
that tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities
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Recent Examples of mendacious
Florida’s mendacious leaders only darken the nightmare.
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Jake Cline, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The mendacious Gray Heron lures Mahito into a dreamlike world with the possibility of bringing back his deceased mother.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The administration of President Joe Biden has been steadfast in its refusal to criticize López Obrador’s security policies, avoiding confrontation even when the Mexican president has publicly attacked U.S. law-enforcement agencies as mendacious and corrupt.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
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Jake Cline, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
The mendacious Gray Heron lures Mahito into a dreamlike world with the possibility of bringing back his deceased mother.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The administration of President Joe Biden has been steadfast in its refusal to criticize López Obrador’s security policies, avoiding confrontation even when the Mexican president has publicly attacked U.S. law-enforcement agencies as mendacious and corrupt.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mendacious
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Out of all the ugly and dishonest things that Donald Trump said about Volodymyr Zelensky last week, the ugliest was not dishonest at all.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the contestant also feels that some of those accusing her of dishonest gameplay need only look in the mirror.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration’s focus on the false narrative that Politico received USAID funds follows an erroneous claim by Kyle Becker, a conservative political commentator, on Wednesday.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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If the cost looks erroneous, please email content@bayareanewsgroup.com for more information.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement on June 1 was terribly misguided, and his justification for doing so was misleading and untruthful.—
Robert N. Stavins,
Foreign Affairs,
5 June 2017
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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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Post misconstrues video of Trump at Gabbard's swearing-in ceremony The Threads post appeared to draw a false conclusion from Salcedo's remarks about not seeing Gabbard being sworn in during the Feb. 12 edition of his program.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud and making false statements to federal law enforcement, the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York confirmed to CNN at the time.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Mendacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mendacious. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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