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or imposters
as in pretenders
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Noun
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And never give up the kind of personal information that is beyond the scope of a simple quote for a service, scammers look to use this to perpetuate other frauds and attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
The public harm from frauds dwarfs other forms of measurable consumer harm.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When a set photo depicting the actors cast as dwarves surfaced in 2023, revealing that only one of the actors had dwarfism, a fresh wave of criticism rolled in.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Additional filming was done in Nepal, with the actors making part of the trek to the Everest base camp, though the actors did not actually film at the real base camp.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Impostors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostors. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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