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verb

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Recent Examples of flimflam
Noun
Instead, Democrats should present voters with a material choice between a party that has nothing to offer the majority of Americans but abuse and conspiratorial flimflam and a party committed to building a democracy and an economy that work for all. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 5 Feb. 2021 Might that statement actually be a bit of protective flimflam? Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020
Verb
But liars like Kari Lake, who lost a bid for Arizona governor by parroting former President Trump’s falsehoods and hopes now to flimflam her way to a Senate seat, are only the most visible threat to our system of democracy. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for flimflam 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flimflam
Noun
  • Matty, for her part, isn’t worried about getting in any real trouble if her ruse is uncovered.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But some of the writers fell for the alleged ruse, which eventually involved the literary agent from a company called PageTurner Press & Media asking for advance payments for services such as book insurance, hiring editors to help update the book or hiring publicists to promote it.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fake florist scam Ordering flowers for Valentine’s Day?
    Jan Diaz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Medical debt has pushed families into desperate situations, with some turning to shoplifting over-the-counter medications for their children or falling prey to scams promising cheap but ineffective treatments.
    Tony Christiano, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Mark Darcy, however... While Daniel may have been able to cheat death, Mark, sadly, was not.
    EW.com, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.
    Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit alleged RealPage engaged in a collusion scheme with landlords that resulted in higher rent across the country.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Times has reported that in 2020 and 2021, the period when prosecutors say the money laundering scheme was underway, The Epoch Times donated $16 million to Shen Yun and a school that trains its performers.
    Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 6 Feb. 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
Verb
  • Rubio hustled over, met with Waltz, and hammered out the outlines for a response to Petro.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The Eagles grounds crew had to hustle to clear snow off the hash marks, sidelines and numbers on the field during stoppages in play for the remainder of the game.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Each month Kendra hosts a real-life get-together in her apartment, then passes her expert game plan along to you: the menu, the grocery and prep lists, and all her tips and tricks.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
  • If the fashion on the sidelines wasn't enough to hype up attendees, a lively dance performance to kick off the runway show did the trick.
    Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Should sting operations be left to the professionals?
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The tariffs against Canada and Mexico are especially stinging due to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade pact that was a signature agreement under Trump’s first administration.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Flimflam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flimflam. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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