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Adjective
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Gadjovich went pseudo-viral following Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final last season, a 6-1 Panthers win over the Edmonton Oilers, following a full line brawl in the third period capped by a lengthy fight between Gadjovich and the Oilers’ Darnell Nurse.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Many of the individual works are stellar, but the theme is so baggy as to be meaningless, and the wall labels have a rote, pseudo-academic quality.—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
14 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Spare me the feigned outrage, Feeny.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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The company also underscores its crypto wallet’s minimalist threat surface, durability, and counterfeit checks.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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While it is considered safe, unapproved injections or counterfeit injections can come with serious side effects, including botulism, which can be fatal.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many politicians and government employees learned from The Times that they had been targeted with spurious filings.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Soon papers were published with claims of galaxies at redshifts of 10, 11 and even higher—and while many of those preliminary measurements wound up being spurious, several were ultimately confirmed out to redshifts greater than 14.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Such fraudulent science can slow medical progress and delay vital treatment, The Scientist reported, especially when, as in this case, journals rarely took steps to correct the record.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The illegality generated more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Experts immediately pointed out that Hassett had used a misleading method known as a cubic fit to make the mortality data appear less frightening.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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For its misleading omissions, the Times story deserves a flunking grade.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For the underpinnings, the Varg SM is built around a high-strength steel frame and a forged aluminum subframe.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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After realizing the ruling was based on forged documents, the district court annulled its previous decision.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the Legislature last year, Phelan tried to curb digital deception, pushing a bill to require clear labels on ads using phony photos, video or audio.—
Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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The problem is those second trucking companies were fake — with phony letterheads, email addresses and phone numbers to appear legitimate.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Pinchbeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinchbeck. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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