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duplicitous

[doo-plis-i-tuhs, dyoo-] / duˈplɪs ɪ təs, dju- /


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For Mogale the polygamy in the show is duplicitous, secretive and "forced".

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

"We felt they were very duplicitous, almost like employees of the Iranians."

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Carl’s duplicitous behavior, meanwhile, leads Roy to think his brother is planning to make him the fall guy for their mutual misdeeds.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

It’s at these very junctures that the archetypes of the unconscious can do their greatest mischief, shifting what at one moment is experienced as a benevolent parent into a duplicitous one.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2024

I stand, frozen by how duplicitous my life has become.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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