as in polygraph
an instrument for detecting physical signs of the tension that goes with lying
hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery
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Recent Examples of lie detector
Clark also said that she was subjected to a lie detector test after Combs accused her of stealing jewelry.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
On Thursday, June 5, the Materialists actress, 35, took another lie detector test with Vanity Fair after previously taking one six years ago.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 June 2025
Capricorn also testified that she was allegedly forced to take a five-day lie detector test after a bag of jewelry went missing.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs in two stints from 2004 to 2018, told a Manhattan jury that she was made to take lie detector tests over five days after three pieces of Combs' jewelry went missing.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
On Thursday, June 5, the Materialists actress, 35, took another lie detector test with Vanity Fair after previously taking one six years ago.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 June 2025
Capricorn also testified that she was allegedly forced to take a five-day lie detector test after a bag of jewelry went missing.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Capricorn Clark, who worked for Combs in two stints from 2004 to 2018, told a Manhattan jury that she was made to take lie detector tests over five days after three pieces of Combs' jewelry went missing.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie detector
polygraph
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After 15 years of speculation surrounding Gary Coleman’s death, his ex-wife, Shannon Price, took a polygraph test in attempt to defend her innocence.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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The first test was inconclusive and she was threatened again with being thrown into the East River by the man administering the polygraph, Clark said.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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“Lie detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20detector. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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