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Recent Examples of frame-up
The defense has developed a third-party killer theory and has alleged a massive frame-up job to ensnare their client.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frame-up
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Next to a circle of empty chairs reminiscent of the setup for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, a monitor displays footage of the artist discussing his alcohol dependency in relation to colonialism and art history.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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The performance data and input from the drivers helped shape the ergonomics of the setup and had the side benefit of creating an ad-hoc map of NG fueling stations around the state.New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2024
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Congress can begin the task of rebuilding Americans’ faith in the institution of the presidency by investigating and holding hearings on the extent of this cover-up.Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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The cover-up concerning former county employee Philip Tirabassi is so obvious while $364,000 was spent defending the administration’s actions in court when the settlement with Tiribassi was $83,675.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Cold War nurtured a culture of secrets and lies that the population came to tolerate as a strategic necessity; at the turn of the millennium, the war on terror took that duplicity to new levels of sophistication.Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Cooper lives for this duplicity, and that smirk is his truest declaration.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
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Few of the infinite-memory schemes are taking this into account.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The 13-10 loss to Michigan prompted discussions about scheme adjustments and rotation changes to make things easier against Tennessee in the Playoff.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Frame-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frame-up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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