1
as in to misrepresent
to give a misleading impression of
his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
the latest information belies the old theory
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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation
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Recent Examples of belie
And some of New York’s gains, analysts said, belie a widening income gap and an affordability crisis that could worsen under the next administration.
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Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But that evidence belies the reality on the ground in Kursk, if not elsewhere in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The Ukrainian drone operators’ dark humor belies the deadly seriousness of their task.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But that evidence belies the reality on the ground in Kursk, if not elsewhere in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
The Ukrainian drone operators’ dark humor belies the deadly seriousness of their task.
—David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belie
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The company will also be banned from misrepresenting loot box odds, prices, and features, and will need to allow users to buy them with money instead of in-game virtual currency.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Blake Lively was either severely misled by her team or intentionally and knowingly misrepresented the truth.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lori Robertson, director of the nonpartisan website FactCheck.org, which also partnered with Meta, also refuted Zuckerberg's notion that fact-checking contributed to a suppression of opinion.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, his former Minister of Justice directly refuted the previous statements, claiming that Gaddafi directly ordered the bombing.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2025
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a catastrophic stroke, a debilitating event meticulously concealed from the American public.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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But Hegseth's decision to conceal the settlement—choosing self-preservation over honesty—is disqualifying.—
Greg Kelly,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.—
Leanne Abraham,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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Walshe, 49, of Cohasset, is accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, dismembering her body on New Years 2023 and hiding it in dumpsters around Greater Boston.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Belie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belie. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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