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phony

adjective as in fake, false

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Soft know-it-alls from the city and phonies of any stripe receive rough treatment in his shows, such as the llama farmer from California who gets thrown under a Montana cattle guard in “Yellowstone.”

Sanberg had begun falsifying financial documents and concocting phony customers in a scheme he would later admit defrauded investors of more than $248 million.

The scammers used the deepfakes to try to persuade victims to pay $200 for access to a phony Smith fan account.

But that the truth eventually will out is clear from the moment he puts on the phony face, and that at some point, those who trusted him will feel betrayed.

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Citing yet another phony study, Kennedy wrote a letter claiming to have developed “concerns about the safety of mifepristone,” the medication used in pill-based abortions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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