as in frauds
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
don't bother to see that guy, as I've heard he's a quack with no actual training
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Recent Examples of quacks
But let’s circle back to TV‘s patron saint of affable, oft–insidious quacks.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
As experts departed, quacks arrived.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Medallion’s Derek Lo figures that his software can cut through the system’s redundancies, slashing the time and cost of paperwork designed to prevent quacks from practicing medicine and safeguard patients that’s spiraled into something burdensome.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Automatic ducking doesn't add quacks to your soundtrack.
—PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025
As experts departed, quacks arrived.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Medallion’s Derek Lo figures that his software can cut through the system’s redundancies, slashing the time and cost of paperwork designed to prevent quacks from practicing medicine and safeguard patients that’s spiraled into something burdensome.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quacks
Noun
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The Man Who Stole Portugal is inspired by the titular true crime book by Murray Teigh Bloom about Alves dos Reis, who pulled off one of the largest frauds in history against the Bank of Portugal in 1925.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Four artworks recovered from the 1MDB scandal have gone on public view in Malaysia for the first time, offering a modest but pointed reminder of one of the largest financial frauds in modern history.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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As news of the fakes reverberated around the art world, experts described the scheme as a classic of the genre — one that is far more prevalent than some in the industry would like to admit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Swift’s likeness has been used without permission in numerous AI fakes, including by Meta’s AI chatbots and in pornographic images that have circulated on the internet.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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These two pretenders reflect an insider debate whose subject is not the existence of the Islamic Republic but the best method of its survival.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Then give the land back, you pompous charlatans.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The three-piece set includes two 20x26-inch matching pillow shams.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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Etched with a cheery blue bouquet pattern on a soft yellow background, the comforter and matching shams give any room a spring makeover.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Quacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacks. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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