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to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
parents who were always trumping up little projects for their children to do around the house
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Recent Examples of trumped-up
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
Erdogan’s government has thrown (or attempted to throw) a number of key political opponents into jail on what critics say are trumped-up, spurious charges.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
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The charge was clearly trumped-up, but Yundi was immediately taken off all Chinese stages and media and prevented from going abroad.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
Erdogan’s government has thrown (or attempted to throw) a number of key political opponents into jail on what critics say are trumped-up, spurious charges.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumped-up
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That should become a standard part of the chain-of-thoughts being devised by AI.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Ping’s team devised a system that pauses the pH-modulating current just long enough for a graphene transistor to record accurate readings without interference.Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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Some Arctic scientists and experts have criticized Real Ice’s methods as unproven at scale, ecologically risky and a distraction from tackling the root cause of climate change: fossil fuels.Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Before the attack, Trump repeatedly spread unproven claims of widespread voter fraud.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold recently told state lawmakers that fraudulent business filings have been increasing rapidly across the country in the years since the pandemic.Erin Alberty, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here's what to know about the fraudulent act, how to prevent it and what real tracking messages look like from the U.S. Postal Service.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Telling lies to appease a user even if a false or made-up answer is provided.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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But to pursue a state of purity—even a fictional one; even a made-up, obviously impure one—still feels righteous.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.Jim Greer, SPIN, 24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.David Pierce, The Verge, 22 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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The candidate vying for a second White House stint — in the midst of his third overall campaign — has accumulated a long list of acts who do not want to be associated with his divisive, frequently mendacious rhetoric.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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While unconfirmed online activity indicates Rupnow may have left a trail of indicators signaling Monday's shooting.John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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But unconfirmed reports say India has begun moves to minimize the use of the more outdated parts of its Russian arsenal.Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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More:Duggan's independent gubernatorial run is rare and untested.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
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But the Devils have been known to make some mistakes and are untested on the sport’s biggest stage, while the Longhorns are appearing in the playoffs for the second season in a row.Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Trumped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped-up. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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