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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
More proximately, Putin has supported the Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko for decades, helping his autocratic partner hang onto power despite mass demonstrations following a fraudulent election in 2020.
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Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The suit alleges that employees at the Novato branch were incentivized not to do anything to stop PFI’s fraudulent activity.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
It is intended to streamline the removal of individuals deemed inadmissible under specific grounds, primarily for lacking proper documentation or for using fraudulent means to enter the country.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The 13-person group, calling themselves the CC Boyz, stole 75 credit cards from the vehicles and made $40,000 worth of fraudulent purchases, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said in a press release.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
The suit alleges that employees at the Novato branch were incentivized not to do anything to stop PFI’s fraudulent activity.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
It is intended to streamline the removal of individuals deemed inadmissible under specific grounds, primarily for lacking proper documentation or for using fraudulent means to enter the country.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The 13-person group, calling themselves the CC Boyz, stole 75 credit cards from the vehicles and made $40,000 worth of fraudulent purchases, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said in a press release.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent
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Perhaps Simpson’s most dishonest claim was that Social Security’s drafters deliberately set the retirement age at 65 because life expectancy in 1935, at the time of enactment, was 63.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Higher-ups and colleagues see through the charade as dishonest.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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False Hope And Fake Assurances Ransomware operators also exploit victims with false assurances, creating a deceptive sense of hope that there is a way to resolve the situation.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s the film’s greatest surprise, its secret deceptive pitch.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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As part of the scheme, prosecutors said Bock and Said submitted false documentation to the Minnesota Department of Education, including fraudulent meal counts and fake attendance rosters.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The pivotal addition to the the state Civil Code reads: Existing law provides that libel is a false and unprivileged written publication that injures the reputation and that slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, that injures the reputation, as specified.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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To his supporters, Trump is taking justifiable action over past shady behavior.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ranchers left these small groups of trees to give their cattle shady spots to rest but cleared out much of the land to create pastures.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The people here prefer to be crooked while pretending to be holy.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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My tween self wrote a letter to myself stating that my ideal person would have a crooked smile, a sense of humor, honest eyes and a creative palate.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudulent. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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