dissembled
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When a suspicious F.B.I. agent later interviewed him about the trip, Hua dissembled and said he was only visiting friends and family.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
He was said to have dissembled when people on the call asked about whether repeat shop lifters or people who commit assaults without a weapon would be prosecuted and face jail terms.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2022
Politicians have exaggerated and dissembled since time immemorial, including in their email dispatches.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
Caught in a lie, Barr dissembled and tried to split hairs, showing signs of nervousness he's been much better at hiding in the past.
From Salon ● May 1, 2019
Throughout these periods, when Fancy wished to talk about Alfred, Mrs. Yellam dissembled.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Horace Annesley Vachell
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