counterfeiters

Definition of counterfeitersnext
plural of counterfeiter

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Noun
  • These two pretenders reflect an insider debate whose subject is not the existence of the Islamic Republic but the best method of its survival.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Cult of the Beaver has to fend off pretenders.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The impostors have been presenting themselves as representatives of the Texas Department of Insurance's Division of Workers' Compensation.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • According to the Federal Trade Commission, imposters posing as government agencies were one of the top reported scams in the Arizona, costing consumers more than $20 million in 2025.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Once recruited, victims were allegedly forced to conduct romance scams, fake cryptocurrency investment schemes and other online frauds targeting victims abroad.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The frauds have grown nearly in lockstep with the growth of the industry.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • First up was Ben Shapiro, who described Tucker Carlson and others as grifters and charlatans, guilty of misleading their audiences with falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Some firms have also invested more heavily in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to scale up efforts like text and image screening to better detect fakes and fraudsters.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Plans are now underway for a contemporary reimagining of the series, which saw McShane play the eponymous roguish and fourth wall-breaking antiques dealer, a likeable anti-hero with a knack for recognizing genuine antiques from fakes or forgeries.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Counterfeiters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterfeiters. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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