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as in dishonest
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
hoping to get millions from the insurance company, the man made the fraudulent claim that he had been seriously injured in the accident
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as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
fraudulent citizens who cheat on their taxes
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Recent Examples of fraudulent
By early March 2018, the Ministry of Customs and Trade inspectors had enough evidence to show that Farm Bank was a fraudulent enterprise.
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Moisés Naím, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Baker claimed to have the cure for cancer, his treatments later deemed fraudulent.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
There are two separate cases—one for fraudulent sports betting and the other for rigging poker games—and Jones is a defendant in both.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Victims often discover these fraudulent payments days or weeks afterwards because initial amounts are intentionally kept small to slip past bank security systems.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Moisés Naím, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Baker claimed to have the cure for cancer, his treatments later deemed fraudulent.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
There are two separate cases—one for fraudulent sports betting and the other for rigging poker games—and Jones is a defendant in both.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Victims often discover these fraudulent payments days or weeks afterwards because initial amounts are intentionally kept small to slip past bank security systems.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent
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Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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For that incredibly dishonest assessment that actually did a disservice to the country, Obama is held up to widespread praise by Democrats and others, even winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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In New Jersey, creating or sharing deceptive AI media can lead to prison time and fines.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the first time around, producers relied on deceptive camera angles and some CGI to edit out her pregnancy belly.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Several residents who work in the Georgia King Village area weighed in on the incident, including Harriette Guity, who told News12 that false reports based on AI could stretch first responders thin.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists concluded the structure was actually a false tomb, or a cenotaph, a type of burial monument erected to honor a deceased person buried elsewhere.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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An ambitious provocation, the book calls for a single-party system of government that ostensibly gives power back to the people (even if it’s been published by a shady corporation with its own interests in mind).—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kue Lawrence delivers a chilling performance for the ages as Samuel Miller, a seventh-grade student recruited by a shady mentor (Michael Sean Tighe) to compete in the bloody contests.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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After a disastrous attempt at bedding Minde’s ex-girlfriend Edita (Vaidilė Juozaitytė), our flat-top sporting hero with a crooked smile meets Monika (Digna Kulionytė), an ambitious, studious beauty from the middle-class area of town.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another crooked number against the Dodgers’ bullpen in the seventh inning cemented a 6-2 Game 4 victory that evened the World Series at two games apiece.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudulent. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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