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Recent Examples of bogus First, Pirro used Fox News to amplify bogus conspiracy theories about voter machine fraud after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Chris Brennan, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 What does the future hold when AI uses stale or bogus information to generate an answer? Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025 Her office said scammers were able to access peoples’ accounts or trick users into sending money to bogus accounts that posed as official businesses. Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025 There wasn't a bogus risk pool involved to make things easy for the Tax Court. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bogus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogus
Adjective
  • Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But because the signals are so faint, they can be drowned out by cheap jammers or replaced by counterfeit ones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The constant threat of counterfeit goods must be faced when navigating the secondary market.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The false assurance was more than a slip.
    Eric Tucker, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), was released from prison earlier this year, having been jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There are so many fun home decor in Pottery Barn’s clearance section for less than $50, including candle holders, faux plants, and even (some) bedding.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Particular standouts are a walnut and parchment media console, faux-fur pouf ottomans with an angular chrome base, a unique performance velvet sectional, and a particularly striking set of dining chairs.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On the other hand, the forged carbon edition on a rubber strap will set you back at EUR 449 / INR 39,995 (not available in the U.S.).
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • He’s charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of a forged instrument.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Whose idea was this, and what kinds of settler-colonial relations does this mock holdup invert?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sweater My grandmother also purchased this 100 percent cashmere mock-neck sweater to have on hand in case the weather requires an extra layer.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, newer synthetic drugs such as spice or bath salts may not be detected at all without specialized equipment.
    Andrew Yockey, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Yoga 9i 2-in-1 placed second in Cinebench and fourth in Geekbench, two synthetic benchmarks that test CPU performance.
    Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In its world premiere, SECOND NATURE challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, by turning to nature itself — and the science that dismantles the myth of the gender binary.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Stories abound in folklore of the unnatural taking the place of the natural.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Bogus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogus. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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