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belie

verb as in disprove

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At the same time, the activity in the town belies the desolation implied by building data that show only 30% of destroyed homes have been replaced.

The former Olympic athlete, who has died at the age of 84, had an urbane manner and "grandee" style, although it belied more humble origins.

From BBC

Her sanguine — and mischievously macabre — response belies the fact that the fire, coupled with the long years of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused an extended fallow period during which she completely stopped creating art.

But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.

From BBC

He fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer for releasing a revised jobs report belying his public assurances that the U.S. job market is better than ever.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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