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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Lindberg, 56, pleaded guilty in 2024 to conspiring to defraud insurers and thousands of policy holders in one of the largest insurance frauds in US history, federal prosecutors said in a statement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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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
Noun
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The main goal isn't to catch fakes but to move inventory.—
Padmakumar Nair,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Unfortunately, we were deprived of all those fake idols getting played because players kept leaving the game with fakes in their pockets, socks, and bags.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
4 May 2026
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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
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
Noun
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This quilt and shams set is reversible, lightweight, high-quality, and breathable.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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The king-size quilt measures 90x180 inches, and also comes with two matching 20x36-inch shams.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 May 2026
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“Quacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacks. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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