Lies
Phony and lies are semantically related. in tell an untruth topic. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead a verb "Lies".
Both words in one sentence
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The Phony Veteran is a character who either lies outright about having any military service or greatly exaggerates their rank or achievements.
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Episode 12 even has a segment CALLED High School Boys and Lies, which involves Motoharu asking Yoshitake what various things are, only for him to make up phony explanations.
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Blatant Lies: Lantz's phony origin story for Woody, which was for a while perceived as fact.
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