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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
Markley is not accused of intentionally filing any fraudulent claims.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The Internal Revenue Service caught the fraudulent filing, and Hessing now has established an identity protection PIN with the IRS.
—Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
One vocal critic on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee has been Rep. David Schweikert (Ariz.), who has called it intellectually fraudulent.
— Tobias Burns
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—Aris Folley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Multiple users commented on Joann's latest post about fraudulent websites to criticize the chain's decision about gift cards.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The Internal Revenue Service caught the fraudulent filing, and Hessing now has established an identity protection PIN with the IRS.
—Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
One vocal critic on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee has been Rep. David Schweikert (Ariz.), who has called it intellectually fraudulent.
— Tobias Burns
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—Aris Folley, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
Multiple users commented on Joann's latest post about fraudulent websites to criticize the chain's decision about gift cards.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fraudulent
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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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However, when adjusted for inflation, real prices in Turkey have dropped by 10.4 percent, illustrating how price growth can be deceptive without factoring in inflation.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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Had these assessments been conducted, issues like algorithmic bias, content manipulation and deceptive AI practices would have been flagged before litigators intervened.—
Patrick Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 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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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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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraudulent. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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