hoaxer

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Noun
  • No one cheats like college football.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Is Julia a liar, manipulator, and a cheat like Adriana says?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If convicted of bank fraud or making false statements, the penalties could include up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines for each count, the DOJ says.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal grand jury in Virginia last night indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
  • Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • In the decades that followed, Freeman, who died in 2025, assembled a vast array of literary fakes, collecting books whose content is deceiving in nature.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood, a terrific young player, bit hard on the fake and came up to the line of scrimmage toward Mims.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Drone footage also proves just how often sharks are near humans — without incident.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The man — who has not been publicly identified — sustained two shark bites that are believed to be from a large bronze whaler shark, said Shark Watch South Australia, an online community dedicated to sharing shark incidents, citing a public report.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That the same actor who communicated infuriating brashness in Challengers and louche swindler energy in La Chimera is able to nail it with a character of such disarming sincerity in Dead Man is worthy of more than just passing notice.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The romance scam began in July, when the elderly woman, based in Hokkaido, connected with the swindler on social media, AFP and Sky News reported.
    Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams to match.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This sheet set also comes with shams, all made from cotton percale for a cool, crisp sleep year-round.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wire fraud in real estate involves scammers tricking buyers or sellers into sending money to fraudulent accounts.
    Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The voice belonged to a scammer, and experts believe the call was likely made from overseas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Hoaxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoaxer. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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