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as in dishonest
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
hoping to get millions from the insurance company, the man made the fraudulent claim that he had been seriously injured in the accident
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as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
fraudulent citizens who cheat on their taxes
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Recent Examples of fraudulent
Beyond that, Dilber says using a service like reverse recruiting could be deemed fraudulent by some companies who view it as misrepresenting yourself during the hiring process.
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Jennifer Liu
anuz Thapa, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Common versions of a toll or ticket scam, according to the alert, include fake court notices, impersonations of government agencies, or fraudulent messages from private toll companies.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time, California had begun to crack down on the rapid and potentially fraudulent growth in the hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Liu
anuz Thapa, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Common versions of a toll or ticket scam, according to the alert, include fake court notices, impersonations of government agencies, or fraudulent messages from private toll companies.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time, California had begun to crack down on the rapid and potentially fraudulent growth in the hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent
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Asked about those allegations, Grossi said his role is to provide technical expertise, not to weigh in on whether Iran was honest or dishonest.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is dishonest and partisan.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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On March 24, the jury found that Meta had violated the state’s consumer protection law by knowingly engaging in an unfair or deceptive trade practice.—
Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Admittedly, Palace’s results had been rather deceptive.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that such inferences are often wildly speculative and will almost certainly lead to false convictions or arrests.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The defendants and company executives allegedly prepared false documents and communications to show that the company was the end user of the servers.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Past grand juries have issued reports raising awareness of shady land deals, questionable legislative appropriations and officials slow-walking public records requests.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bill would force bettors to cough up any profits from shady transactions along with a 10% fine, according to Politico, which first reported the new legislation.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the most part, this lineup, chock full of All-Stars and Hall of Famers, has struggled to put up crooked numbers.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudulent. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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