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Recent Examples of phony-baloney The script is by David Koepp (writer of the best Mission: Impossible, the 1996 Brian De Palma iteration), and it’s filled with shimmery red herrings and liberal lashings of phony-baloney techno-spy stuff. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phony-baloney
Adjective
  • Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But because the signals are so faint, they can be drowned out by cheap jammers or replaced by counterfeit ones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The constant threat of counterfeit goods must be faced when navigating the secondary market.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
  • By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The addition of the Warlock-like floaty jump (sorry, there are just a lot of Destiny things) is very good, as is the base level double jump all characters have.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The patterns will suit any stripe preference, from the wider Pembroke in pine green and sandstone to the mini- and double-stripe options.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Delegates and party leaders described it as a corrupt and hypocritical maneuver from the governor.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Meghan McCain, the conservative commentator and daughter of late Senator John McCain, faced immediate backlash after mocking Greta Thunberg's appearance, comparing the Swedish climate activist to Shrek villain Lord Farquaad in a post critics slammed as hypocritical.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That has to change fast, or the push for a phony vision of socialism — already dominant in the schools — will soon dominate at the ballot box as well.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Transformers and GANs can produce identical sets of phony PII (name, SSN, DOB and digital activity) that appear completely authentic.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Phony-baloney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phony-baloney. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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