fakery

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Noun
  • In firing off nuclear threats, Putin is burnishing his role as a master of deception.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This is a game of deception after all, and everyone is in on it.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the forthcoming season, fans of the nail-biting series can anticipate Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, Britney Spears’ ex Sam Asghari, and Zac Efron’s younger brother Dylan to compete in a game of skill and deceit.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is trying to urge the nation to continue the struggle, even as its officials at all levels engage in corruption and deceit.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Trump’s lawsuit, which was filed in Iowa state court in Polk County, accuses the outlet and pollster of violating Iowa’s consumer fraud laws by engaging in deception.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Softbank also blew a billion dollars on Wirecard, the German payments company at the center of an international fraud investigation, shortly before the firm unraveled.
    David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • David slayed the giant with a slingshot; Esther by her cunning saved her people.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fakery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fakery. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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