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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
"the sky is purple" is an untrue statement
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as in false
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
untrue to his country in its time of need
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Recent Examples of untrue
One is that in the press, the notion that anybody has profited from the film’s sale and distribution is blatantly untrue.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
McGregor said in his testimony that the woman’s story was untrue.
—Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The school system observed LGBTQ+ History Month in October, which Mallo said added to the impact of the negative and untrue comments recently.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
In a statement to the Times, Olivet said the allegations were untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
McGregor said in his testimony that the woman’s story was untrue.
—Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
The school system observed LGBTQ+ History Month in October, which Mallo said added to the impact of the negative and untrue comments recently.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
In a statement to the Times, Olivet said the allegations were untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Not least because they could easily be employed to provide a false impression of impartiality, while actually hiding their own biases in a way that the audience might not even be aware of.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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Poor quality or insufficient data may lead to inaccurate outcomes.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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To make matters worse, several news outlets repeated the inaccurate findings.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Guinevere, usually relegated to the thankless role of traitorous wife, acts here as Arthur’s beloved confidante.Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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And somewhere between them on the war/peace continuum sit the men on Rhaenyra’s borderline traitorous council.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024
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But the chances of an offer shared with applicants interested in NYC Lab School for Collaborative Studies and Millennium High School were incorrect due to an error in the programs’ seat availability.Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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But an incorrect response loses any points the team might’ve already gained from this clue, and another team is allowed to steal.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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By seeking a forensic examination to access text messages and metadata, the plaintiffs aimed to move beyond potentially unreliable screenshots to establish a full and accurate picture of the communications, and the court agreed.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The long hours and lack of backup have created an environment where human errors are more likely, leading to unreliable tests and creating more work for the lab’s skeleton crew.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Six people, including two children, are dead after a person driving a pickup truck the wrong way on a Mississippi highway collided with a car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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There are many reasons why Donald Trump is wrong about tariffs.John Gustavsson, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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