deception
Example Sentences
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The CIA also carried out a deception operation to throw the Iranians off the airman’s track.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The US intelligence agency the CIA helping to locate him and launched a "deception campaign" aimed at convincing Iranian authorities that he had already been found, the newspaper added.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
In Turner’s new Prime Video series, she plays a finance worker who gets caught up in a complex web of deception after her office is held up by thieves.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
After Scotty’s death, Ledger became a staple in Diem’s life, and the budding romance with Kenna tangles everyone into a gnarled knot of low-stakes deception and drama.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Smith carried the deception to the stable area.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
