hoaxer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoaxer
Noun
  • As for the other goodies in this collection, each game has a handy rewind function, as well as cheats and all manner of screen filters.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Which is why when Lowe − an avid follower of the low-carb Atkins diet for decades and the diet's brand spokesperson since 2018 − has an occasional cheat day, all bets are off.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Braddock didn’t appear in Life After Lockup, but denied being the mastermind behind the fraud during the trial.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 July 2025
  • Last month, Kubler was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of securities fraud and money laundering.
    Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
  • The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
    Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And not just shooting the shot, but using it to create space for my teammates or using a shot fake to create a different shot for myself or a drive to kick.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
  • But a closer inspection revealed some telltale signs that the document, first obtained by the Tribune through a public records request, is likely a fake.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Working-class residents battle with an upper-class outsider regarding the best way to kill the shark.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • Methylmercury accumulates up the food chain, so apex predators such as sharks, tuna and swordfish have the highest concentrations.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Official results of the election handed Lukashenko his sixth term in office but were denounced by the opposition and the West as a sham.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
  • Furthermore, this set offers excellent value by including the duvet cover and shams for seamless coordination.
    Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • This accessibility, coupled with the increase in remote and hybrid formats for classes since the COVID-19 pandemic, creates vulnerabilities that scammers exploit to cash in on both state and federal financial aid.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Yet again, scammers are impersonating law enforcement agencies in this atack, which has become a widespread theme across state and local as well as federal law enforcement.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • In some hotels above casinos there, blocks of guest rooms have been converted into offices where workers help fraudsters find motorcades to move illicit funds, according to a 2024 report by a doctoral anthropology student.
    Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
  • Some fraudsters have spent that cash on plastic surgery, elaborate vacations and designer bags, federal officials say.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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“Hoaxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoaxer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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