- a word derived from pseudoscience.
Example Sentences
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The most popular health influencers feed the social media beast, but Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil are the OGs when it comes to spreading pseudoscientific information.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
Kennedy is an overt anti-vaccination agitator, among his many other pet pseudoscientific positions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
The remains are thought to have been acquired by researchers to carry out pseudoscientific studies.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023
But there is nothing unusual, much less “crazy,” about belief in pseudoscientific ideas and conspiracy theories.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023
Then as now, pseudoscientific beliefs were not limited to the uneducated, and the belief that various psychological and mental attributes were discernible by examining the bumps and contours of one’s head was widespread.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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