verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
theory
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There are many more opportunities for falsifying Newton's theory than for falsifying Kepler's theory.
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This poses a problem because it apparently falsifies the plausible theory that animals, like humans, see with their eyes.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A whole team was kept busy falsifying official government records.
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Mitchell joined the Navy at 16 by falsifying his birth certificate.
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She falsified her birth certificate to get the job.
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Their accounts had been falsified over a long period of time
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Sources say minors frequently falsify their age on maquila applications.
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Theories that have been falsified must be ruthlessly rejected.
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This standard feature makes it very difficult for a car thief to steal a Clio and falsify its identity.
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Those arrested Wednesday face criminal charges of forgery and falsifying business records, both of which carry possible jail sentences.
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You don't look like a woman who would falsify a document to get a job, but you did.