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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quacksalver
Noun
  • Bonnie Cash/Getty Images The Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its attempts to expand its reach beyond executive branch agencies, this time seeking to embed in an independent legislative watchdog that finds waste, fraud and abuse in the government.
    Stephen Fowler, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • UnitedHealth Group is under a Department of Justice criminal probe for possible criminal Medicare fraud related to its Medicare Advantage business, according to the Wall Street Journal.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Fran Drescher also spoke out in favor of the bill, explaining how deep fakes have affected her image.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • What makes a painting by a master so much better than a really good fake?
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The set features an all-over stitched diamond pattern with neatly finished edges, curved corners, and matching shams for a cohesive look.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Your order wouldn’t be complete without matching shams.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sorting the contenders from pretenders Here’s a quick rundown of where every team stands after the Jets eked out a Game 5 win over the upstart Blues last night in whiteout Winnipeg.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The speed with which this group develops chemistry and finds that star could determine where the Crimson Tide fall on the spectrum between contender and pretender.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Famous athlete revealed as Fuzzy Peas on Masked Singer while Ken Jeong shocks with Lord Farquaad look on wild Shrek Night With a final dramatic flourish of his cape and a quack, Lucky Duck departed, and it was revealed that Coral would be joining Paparazzo in the final six.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Legitimate candidates face tougher hurdles while impostors glide through.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The success of the impostor scam illuminates another reason criminals are able to bilk Americans today.
    Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Quacksalver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacksalver. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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