as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
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Recent Examples of inauthentic
For others, the town provides the most inauthentic travel experience possible, Benidorm a byword for debauchery and sleaze.
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Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Self-limiting beliefs can create a mental roadblock that hinders progress, often leading us to make inauthentic compromises.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After all, people are pretty good at detecting when a person or a company is being inauthentic.
—Matthew Phillips, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Self-limiting beliefs can create a mental roadblock that hinders progress, often leading us to make inauthentic compromises.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After all, people are pretty good at detecting when a person or a company is being inauthentic.
—Matthew Phillips, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauthentic
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Parents, experts and lawmakers have urged tech giants to do more to prevent the sale of counterfeit or illicit drugs to young people through their platforms, after multiple teens have died of overdoses from pills bought online.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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According to a 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills more than doubled between mid-2019 and late 2021, with states in the Western US being even more acutely impacted.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
17 May 2025
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Later, it's revealed that Phelps didn't die at all, and his fake death was a setup to frame Ethan.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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San Diego airport threat: Military member arrested after bomb threat at San Diego International Airport Ex-LA deputy mayor used voice application for fake bomb threat Prosecutors did not provide a motive for the false bomb threat, but detailed Williams' process to conceal the origin of the threat.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This discrepancy hindered the adoption of BI, which might further damage AI by generating models that are trained with false assumptions and generate erroneous predictions.—
Artyom Keydunov,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The temperature of online discourse can often provide a false reading of a fanbase’s opinion on a manager or a team.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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China also makes more large cast and forged products—including landing gear, engine components, brakes, turbine disks, and fan blades—than the next nine countries combined.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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It is crafted from forged zinc and finished in matte black.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Inauthentic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauthentic. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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