belie

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“It’s not just work on the sport, not just to teach me the jumps,” said Carrillo, whose slender 5-foot-7 build and wide smile belie a fierce competitiveness that sometimes has been his worst enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

The early rises belie what’s happened to the stocks lately.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Helmuth hates the drums, hates how they quicken his blood, how they belie his true feelings and try to convince him that war is good.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti