Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivers
Noun
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Then give the land back, you pompous charlatans.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026 -
The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Christ did do some name calling, but his ire was directed at the powerful, the braggarts, the hypocrites — the Pratts of his time.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The note called church leaders hypocrites.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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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
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When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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These scams often include government impostors, direct deposit fraud, phishing, identity theft, payment redirection and social media scams.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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The request was audacious, even by the standards of a man accused of one of the largest financial frauds in history.—
Jennifer Gould,
Air Mail,
30 May 2026
Noun
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At Dodger Stadium at the end of April, Crow-Amstrong also had to deal with the consequences of his actions — ripping Los Angeles Dodgers fans for being phonies in a Chicago magazine article that went viral.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The main goal isn't to catch fakes but to move inventory.—
Padmakumar Nair,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Unfortunately, we were deprived of all those fake idols getting played because players kept leaving the game with fakes in their pockets, socks, and bags.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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“Deceivers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceivers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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