as in hoaxes
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
the will as well as the other documents turned out to be counterfeits
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as in fakes
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
an expert at counterfeiting money
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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
managing to counterfeit a happy expression while visiting a sick friend
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Recent Examples of counterfeits
Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Safe handling and charging are indeed crucial, but what’s even more important is trying to keep counterfeits out of the supply chain.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2025
While fake goods have exchanged hands in informal markets since ancient times, the growth of online marketplaces has contributed to the rise in counterfeits because of how easy online shopping and selling have become.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Marq Vision was cofounded in 2020 by Mark Lee, a former McKinsey consultant who holds a Doctor of Law from Harvard, to identify counterfeits in online listings using AI.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The complaint shows a slew of products that Twenty One Pilots alleges are counterfeits bearing their trademarks.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Zhang said more companies may face lawsuits from Pop Mart over Lafufus, but counterfeits might also decrease as Pop Mart ramps up its production.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Do carve out a spot for the Mongkok market, with its colorful juxtaposition of souvenirs, food, fashions — beware of counterfeits, though — with live fish and even birds.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Safe handling and charging are indeed crucial, but what’s even more important is trying to keep counterfeits out of the supply chain.
—Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2025
While fake goods have exchanged hands in informal markets since ancient times, the growth of online marketplaces has contributed to the rise in counterfeits because of how easy online shopping and selling have become.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Marq Vision was cofounded in 2020 by Mark Lee, a former McKinsey consultant who holds a Doctor of Law from Harvard, to identify counterfeits in online listings using AI.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The complaint shows a slew of products that Twenty One Pilots alleges are counterfeits bearing their trademarks.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Zhang said more companies may face lawsuits from Pop Mart over Lafufus, but counterfeits might also decrease as Pop Mart ramps up its production.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
This makes Temu counterfeits more difficult for consumers to spot while browsing, and more difficult to determine are counterfeit upon receipt of the goods.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterfeits
Noun
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The Los Angeles Times reported that similar threats in multiple states, including Georgia, were traced to Russian domains and labeled politically disruptive hoaxes.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the various homecoming shootings on HBCU campuses, several schools have fallen victim to swatting hoaxes aiming to foster confusion and chaos among the community.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Brunson fakes the swing to the right corner, blows past VJ Edgecombe, gets both feet into the paint, draws two defenders and finds OG Anunoby in the left corner.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Its dialogue and scenes — including one in Katz’s Delicatessen where Ryan fakes an orgasm — continue to permeate pop culture, with Crystal and Ryan reuniting for a Super Bowl commercial based on the scene last year.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But nobody pretends that number is reliable.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each night on her ongoing Short n’ Sweet tour Carpenter pretends to arrest a member of the crowd.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Canvases by Norwegian painter Tyra Tingleff incorporated reproductions of the infamous photos of a nude Le Corbusier, brush in hand.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Starting January 1, all LV boutiques worldwide will display reproductions of the original monogram patent and the historic wooden monogram stamp in their windows.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Thad Cisneros is the chief of the Proud Boys’ Salt Lake City chapter who forges an unusual alliance with a Black Lives Matter activist.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Rain won't stop proceedings as the Tournament of Roses forges ahead with the New Year's Day tradition Thursday — its first wet parade in two decades.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But many of their hitters have already taken swings against him – thanks to the sophisticated technology of Trajekt, a pitching machine that simulates the visual of any major-league pitcher’s mechanics and the shape of his pitches.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the primary bath, the space is lined with $750,000 worth of ivory onyx tile featuring a $20,000 Toto Zero-Gravity tub that simulates floating.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The film’s star, Whitney Houston, would deliver a version that became the world’s best-selling single that year, shifting some 25 million copies, and winning several Grammys.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The commentator George Weigel wrote a short book outlining the qualities conservatives wanted in the next Pope, and, in 2020, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, arranged for copies to be sent to all the cardinals who were expected to vote in the next conclave.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Counterfeits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterfeits. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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