lies 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lie
as in deceives
to make a statement one knows to be untrue would I lie to you about that?

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lies

2 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lie
1
as in leads
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the train tracks lie just over that hill

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2
as in is
to occupy a place or location I left the book lying on the counter

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3
as in lurks
to remain out of sight paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout

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lies

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noun

plural of lie
as in tales
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie

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Recent Examples of lies
Verb
This should be a tight game, and a draw at +245 is where the value lies, in my opinion. — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Beyond the game itself, the appetite is there and the cross-section is where much of the opportunity lies. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 The nation in the mid-Atlantic Ocean lies about 300 miles from the west coast of Africa. — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 July 2026 Lampedusa, which lies between Tunisia, Malta and Sicily, sits on one ​of the world’s deadliest migration routes. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 The irony at the heart of the shoot lies not just in the parallels between Dune and the design of Heizer’s work, but that, for most visitors, photography at City is prohibited. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026 Beneath its gleeful barrage of kink, karaoke, and absurdist comedy lies a sharp satire of exclusion, identity, and liberation within contemporary Queer culture. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Professionals must actively map where their risk truly lies, assessing counterparty exposure, income correlation, and cost repricing, rather than mistaking simplicity for safety. — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Beneath the layers of the Southwest Trail, a 65-mile project connecting Hot Springs to Little Rock, lies a section of train tracks and a 60-year-old legacy between a grandfather and grandson. — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
Noun
The lies, Adams said, were persistent. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 What makes this town’s culinary history so unique lies within its deep ties to the university. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Aabria walks the best line here, keeping her lies small, manageable, and heavily mixed with the truth, and getting the jury on her side most consistently. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026 Seems like far too many appreciate this type of corruption, and making money on SM for lies, is precisely that. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Finally, reality itself has a way of fighting back against lies and propaganda. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 Political podcasters such as Tucker Carlson peddle conspiracies and lies, and there seems to be little consequence for hateful rhetoric. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 Cruelty, lies, and even deadly violence have been directed at political figures across the ideological spectrum. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 June 2026 Netflix's Maternal Instinct brought the horrific 2020 murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock and the kidnapping of her unborn baby by Taylor Parker back into the spotlight, revealing the dark web of lies surrounding Parker and the scars borne by those forced to live with the tragedy. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lies
  1. deceives
  2. leads
  3. is
  4. lurks
  5. tales
  6. fools
  7. goes
  8. sits
Verb
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of deceives
Verb
  • Their searching leads them to countless people, from journalists to police officials to a growing team of internet sleuths, who are compassionate and generous with their time.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Also on hand was Formula 1 racer Kimi Antonelli, who leads the drivers' standings despite a disappointing result in Sunday's British Grand Prix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of leads
Verb
  • Not to do what is economically beneficial, even if there is an argument that is in a client’s immediate best interest, but in holding power to the law.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rothrock said there is no specific type of offender, such as a foreign visitor unaware of American laws.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of is
Verb
  • As iconography that could unify through recognition that diversity lurks in everyone, the art was truly ahead of its time, and has become more necessary than ever.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Jamon has left the past behind, but danger still lurks.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
Definition of lurks
Noun
  • By Christopher Arnott Even tales as old as time need to get told a different way every once in a while.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
  • Everything else in these tales of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister can be a bit over-amped and over-stylized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of tales
Verb
  • Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of fools
Verb
  • That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Sanders identifies a real free-rider problem, even if his solution goes much too far.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of goes
Verb
  • The side of the bracket where France sits includes some tough potential opponents.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Evans said the socialist label won’t play in his district among the Latino population, which sits north of Denver, pointing to municipal results in Rutinel’s hometown last year.
    — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2026
Definition of sits

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“Lies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lies. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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