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as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive
in his deceptive answer about the vehicle's history, the salesman said that the used car had never been hit by another car
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as in fraudulent
given to or marked by cheating and deception
a mail-order firm indicted for deceptive business practices
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Recent Examples of deceptive
Judge Jorge Ortiz denied Smith & Wesson’s motions to dismiss counts of unfair business practices and negligence but granted a motion to dismiss allegations around deceptive business practices in a 34-page decision.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Attackers are refining their methods, making scams like fake CAPTCHAs, phishing emails and deceptive pop-ups more convincing than ever.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Baseball fans looking to buy resale tickets should be aware of deceptive listings.
—Michael McGough and, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Attackers are refining their methods, making scams like fake CAPTCHAs, phishing emails and deceptive pop-ups more convincing than ever.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Baseball fans looking to buy resale tickets should be aware of deceptive listings.
—Michael McGough and, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptive
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If the auditor comes to believe that the taxpayer engaged in fraudulent behavior, the auditor must stop the audit and refer the matter to Criminal Investigation (CI).—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This minimizes the risk of landing on a fraudulent page designed to mimic a legitimate website.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Kim Soo Hyun also claimed that many text messages that had been distributed online, purportedly between him and Kim Sae-ron, were false.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Nothing progressive or compassionate about continuing that false hope which attracts people to make those journeys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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All Republicans in the General Assembly are lame ducks and Shoemaker is being dishonest in his criticism of me for not towing the party’s strategy of failure.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their termination e-mails were short, impersonal, and, in many cases, dishonest.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Deceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceptive. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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