fakir

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Recent Examples of fakir Bankman-Fried has refined the persona of a dishevelled, savantlike techno-fakir. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 To be fair, the new nationalists have done their best, explicitly and repeatedly, to distance their emerging movement from white nationalists, alt-right fakirs, strident isolationists, and other assorted cranks. John Hood, National Review, 28 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fakir
Noun
  • While the move aimed at keeping counterfeiters and tax dodgers on the back foot appears at odds with the growing popularity of cash-free transactions by consumers and businesses, central bank and finance ministry officials continue to flag the enduring importance of paper money.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 3 July 2024
  • Indictment details In the indictment, the department’s tax attorneys portrayed Rotta as a perennial tax dodger.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Even Doncic appeared slighted by the trade after writing a farewell note to Mavericks fans just hours after the trade, which some believed was a fake on social media when reports dropped, became official.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Everyone hates tourists:Here's how to be a better traveler Travel fakes exposed:Simple steps to protect your trip – and your wallet Why going into debt to travel is crazy The allure of a picture-perfect vacation, often fueled by social media, can quickly lead you astray.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Biden promised to boost revenue and reduce the deficit by raising taxes on the rich, and by auditing wealthy tax cheats.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Kevin Durant could be thrown into this mix and considered the ultimate cheat code.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His subsequent re-elections have widely been seen as a sham by most of the West.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The truth is a sham, the truth is a lie, the truth is nothing but annoying to most people and those who continue to stand for the truth and only the truth, much like JT, will forever stand alone.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana welcomed a baby swell shark named Yoko on Jan. 3 — but the infant was born in a tank that contains only two female sharks, the aquarium announced in a statement.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • So how does a shark egg appear, seemingly out of the blue?
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • John Elway was considered a postseason pretender when his Denver Broncos were annihilated in three Super Bowls over a four-year stretch, then finished his career by snagging the franchise’s first two championship rings.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Every decision carries weight, and in a league where the line between contender and pretender is razor-thin, there’s little room for error.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The memorandum also directs the DOJ to engage in prosecutions under laws meant to prevent fraud and criminal conspiracies against the U.S. government.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Trump and Vice President JD Vance have emphasized that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table except for fraud and abuse.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One who comes to her full power when she is exiled by a charlatan, by a cruel leader.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The good, sincere members would flourish and the charlatans, the folks who over-promise to their constituents, would not.
    Gary Franks, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024

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“Fakir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fakir. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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