as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
an inauthentic warbonnet that was probably made in an overseas factory a few months ago
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Recent Examples of inauthentic
Caveats Of Interpersonal Gratitude When it is misdirected or inauthentic, gratitude can have unintended consequences.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Consumers can see right through inauthentic marketing.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
So many depictions of the South feel inauthentic and often based on misunderstanding.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Moreover, activists said the replica of the work was inauthentic, since the installation itself would not be used.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Consumers can see right through inauthentic marketing.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
So many depictions of the South feel inauthentic and often based on misunderstanding.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
Moreover, activists said the replica of the work was inauthentic, since the installation itself would not be used.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inauthentic
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Nashville police arrested an 18-year-old shortly after his arrival on a Greyhound bus when he was discovered to have thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills in his possession, the department said.Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the company spent over $1.2 billion on counterfeit, fraud and abuse prevention.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, then State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted Newman on 58 counts, following a two-year investigation nicknamed Operation Vandelay Industries, a nod to George Costanza’s fake latex company on Seinfeld.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Many of the fake trailers seem to edit together clips from several different videos, including Culkin's ad for Google Assistant, which was released in 2018. Reach the reporter at dina.kaur@arizonarepublic.com.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pennsylvania prosecutors charged Mangione with charges related to forgery, firearms being carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, a Manhattan grand jury indicted Mangione for murder as an act of terrorism, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a forged instrument.Emma Bowman, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mangione has also been charged in New York with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and a count of criminal possession of a forged instrument.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Inauthentic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inauthentic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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