bluffer

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Noun
  • Whatever the medium—oil or steel—true collectors, as opposed to speculators, are not often keen to part with a coveted piece during their active collecting years, or even beyond.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In a space dominated by exchanges built for speculators chasing the next move, iTrustCapital stands apart.
    iTrustCapital Contributor, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The alliance successfully supported Maria Cristiana, who was acting as regent for Isabella II in Spain and had allied herself with the liberals against the pretender Don Carlos in the First Carlist War (1833–39).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • These two pretenders reflect an insider debate whose subject is not the existence of the Islamic Republic but the best method of its survival.
    Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.
    David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021
Noun
  • But Krishnamoorthi and Kelly have labeled her a hypocrite because of corporate contributions to other committees backing her candidacy, including the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association and Illinois Future PAC.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The hypocrite pretends to be good because the hypocrite believes that society admires good and condemns wrong.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Bluffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluffer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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