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duplicitous

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


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The proposed settlement—two weeks before trial was scheduled to begin—ends an ugly legal dispute in which Lively accused Baldoni of a pattern of toxic behavior and Baldoni accused Lively of being duplicitous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

These duplicitous celebrities, so the rumor mill grinds, have hired mysterious surrogates to do their gestating work.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

In the latest step in their bitter legal battle, lawyers for Baldoni, 40, has claimed Lively and her team made a "duplicitous attempt to destroy" him.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

“The law may be on the side of the Defendants and compel a resolution in their favor today, but it does not excuse their culpable and duplicitous conduct,” Moses wrote.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023

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

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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