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sham
adjective as in artificial, counterfeit
noun as in hoax, trick
verb as in trick; pull a hoax
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Islamist brigades including Suqur al-Sham, a 9,000-strong militia, are openly breaking with Western-favored rebel factions.
Then came the admission of a sham marriage with an immigrant.
Also in 1997, Hayes entered a sham marriage with a Nigerian immigrant, for which she was paid $5,000.
Both Iran and the United States share a common enemy in the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
I remember the first time I heard of the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
Part of that idea was sham bric-à-brac, the rest was carte blanche to Messrs. Spick and Span.
The camping-out at Streetly Wood has annually recurred since that date; the first sham fight took place June 20, 1877.
If we nevertheless receive them, it is the effect of His bountiful goodness, and not the result of our sham prayer.
It is full of deceit, sham, and pharisaism—an aggravated counterpart of the outside world.
The sham patient sprang to the door at the end of the passage, opened it softly, and stood listening.
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On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sham, such as: bogus, fictitious, fraudulent, phony, adulterated, and affected.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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