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as in dishonest
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
hoping to get millions from the insurance company, the man made the fraudulent claim that he had been seriously injured in the accident
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as in deceptive
given to or marked by cheating and deception
fraudulent citizens who cheat on their taxes
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Recent Examples of fraudulent
Beyond that, Dilber says using a service like reverse recruiting could be deemed fraudulent by some companies who view it as misrepresenting yourself during the hiring process.
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Jennifer Liu
anuz Thapa, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Common versions of a toll or ticket scam, according to the alert, include fake court notices, impersonations of government agencies, or fraudulent messages from private toll companies.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time, California had begun to crack down on the rapid and potentially fraudulent growth in the hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer Liu
anuz Thapa, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Police said some residents have reported visiting municipal courts after receiving the messages, while others have made payments through the QR codes before realizing the notices were fraudulent.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Common versions of a toll or ticket scam, according to the alert, include fake court notices, impersonations of government agencies, or fraudulent messages from private toll companies.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
At the time, California had begun to crack down on the rapid and potentially fraudulent growth in the hospice industry, particularly in Los Angeles County.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent
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Asked about those allegations, Grossi said his role is to provide technical expertise, not to weigh in on whether Iran was honest or dishonest.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is dishonest and partisan.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Also, offering free samples is deceptive marketing, due to evidence that 7-OH is addictive.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Set in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, the grandiosity of MoMA is deceptive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lebohang Morake — the Grammy-winning South African composer behind the film’s opening Zulu vocals — filed a federal civil complaint in California on March 16 against the comedian, Learnmore Jonasi, alleging that the translation is false and damaging to his life’s work.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Rebollo, a 58-year-old Chula Vista resident, pleaded guilty in December in San Diego federal court to one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of filing a false tax return and one count related to Social Security fraud.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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In addition to serving as a showrunner, Levy stars as Nicky, an openly gay pastor who gets wrapped up in a shady underworld plot with his flailing sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega).—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Apr. 2026
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They get captured by Hungarian gangsters and have to fight (and kill) their way out of an inn run by a shady former dance prodigy (Uma Thurman).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Until then, smuggling weed had been a grand adventure, an escape from a society that had just thrown Prager’s generation into a meat grinder in Vietnam, a repudiation of the crooked politicians and backward preachers and greedy capitalists who were running the world.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For the most part, this lineup, chock full of All-Stars and Hall of Famers, has struggled to put up crooked numbers.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudulent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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