as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
a Pecksniffian pandering to religious conservatives, especially in the weeks before the election
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Security company Trend Micro has documented that actors who’ve worked on past operations benefiting the North Korean government have used these addresses, particularly in scams involving fake recruiters.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
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Faces of Death isn’t a remake of the infamous 1978 exploitation landmark, a faux documentary that positioned itself as an anthology of actual carnage (though much of its disturbing footage was fake).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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One of the top pitching prospects in the organization, Klassen gave up an ambush double to Luke Raley on his first major league pitch but avoided damage in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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His two-out hit in the seventh set the table for Schiek’s tying two-run double, with O’Leary scoring the equalizer.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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The deep sea may wind up full of these prosthetic habitats—ecosystems that function in some ways, but that remain diminished and hollow compared to their natural state.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Native honeysuckles will have solid piths, whereas non-native, invasive honeysuckles will have hollow piths.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2022
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2022
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The rickshaws have become increasingly popular in Sierra Leone, filling the gaps in a strained public transport system as the West African country struggles to recover from its 1991-2002 civil war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The band’s courtesy visit was a pleasant break for Japan’s first female leader, known for her long working hours and now struggling with strained diplomatic ties with China, the fallouts from the war in the Middle East as well as rising prices at home.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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To expel a Democrat and leave a Republican alone would strike many voters as hypocritical.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Foulkes' campaign has labeled McKee's attacks as desperate and hypocritical, noting his own associations with Home Depot.—
Katherine Gregg,
The Providence Journal,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many of Barbara’s dreams are superficial and retrograde.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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Engagement across these positions may be either fleeting or sustained, but is not inherently superficial.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Pecksniffian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Pecksniffian. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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