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.
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PC Magazine,
15 Nov. 2025
As experts departed, quacks arrived.
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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.
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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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Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
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Lan, 69, built a sprawling real estate empire of luxury homes and commercial properties before she was accused of one of the biggest frauds in global history.
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Maclean’s work traffics in deep fakes and glitch aesthetics, rainbow cuteness and the tropes of pulp—but these are set against violent dystopias and a world of cruelties borne, especially, by women (see her 2018 video Make Me Up as an example).
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Thirty-four years having passed since the last go-round, we are treated to such modern advances as catfishing, drones, deep fakes, social media and pushy true-crime podcasters.
Noun
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Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.
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This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.
Noun
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Others estimate that $500 billion in federal spending is diverted by charlatans each year.
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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.
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Made up of sharp angles and straight lines, the quilt and its matching shams have a look that strikes the right balance between classic and contemporary.
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The quilt also comes with two matching 20-x-36-inch pillow shams.
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“Quacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacks. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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