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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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Inch by inch, clever techniques are being devised to hone in on what a user wants.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Three players devised a plan to misdirect the other players and blindside one of them at Tribal Council.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 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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In response to this glut of fraudulent activity, social media companies and web operators have employed human monitors and machine technology to identify and shut down online scammers.Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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The investigation uncovered an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 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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Indeed, Galliano had invented a litany of new couture techniques for that seminal show.Miles Socha, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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And my joke was, ‘There’s the man who invented the question mark.Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 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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Israeli television reported on Friday that the military recently attacked a chemical cache in Syria, but that remains unconfirmed.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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However, an unconfirmed blind item from DeuxMoi has made the rounds on social media sites well before the People story broke.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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And thousands of kits that could free more innocent people have been left untested – again.Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Avoidance of risk: Individuals may cite imposter syndrome as a reason to avoid such things as exploring new markets or investing in untested strategies.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Trumped-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumped-up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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