pinchbeck

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Adjective
  • This could certainly change if the Rockets land a certain French teenager in this year's draft lottery, but the first half of 2022-23 has assuaged some concerns about the long-term viability of a pseudo-twin-towers in the starting lineup with Jabari Smith flanked by Alperen Şengün.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 15 Jan. 2023
  • In a code division scheme, each call is encoded in a random or pseudo-random sequencing, and receivers at the other end are equipped to decode their own calls.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2021
Adjective
  • Fey and Poehler interrupted the host’s monologue, much to his (feigned) surprise, and critiqued his joke telling.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Behind the feigned admiration lurks a depth charge of judgement or criticism.
    John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Shabbir Safdar, the executive director of The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM), a coalition of 45 nonprofit groups working against the counterfeit drug trade, said that international cooperation is needed to combat these websites including by locking domain names based in other countries.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The European Commission cited a need to ensure product safety in imports, stop counterfeit goods and prevent unfair competition.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In May 2024, Cairo joined South Africa in its spurious legal case at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of war crimes—without any evidence.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The arguments on the pro-bulk-billing side were spurious or overblown, and the MTE [multiple tenant environments] access rules have broad, bipartisan support, as well as a lot of industry support.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Often fraudulent communications claiming to be from the IRS or associated individuals can have typos or other mistakes in them, but with artificial intelligence, these communications are more sophisticated and scams can be harder to spot.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
  • According to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, at least 200 teachers were falsely certified as part of the conspiracy, via over 400 fraudulent tests, with the scheme dating back to at least May 2020.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Mangione is also charged with using a forged instrument to deceive or injure another person.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • He was arrested Wednesday and charged with second- and third-degree forgery and criminal possession of a forged Instrument.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This growth indicates an explosion in the use of generative AI technology to facilitate crypto scams, which often entails scammers using the tech to impersonate others or generate realistic content that fool victims into making phony investments.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
  • There's a phony weight-loss ad floating around online on Instagram that has me, AI-mouthed, saying all kinds of stuff.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s got a slim, high-rise fit with a deceptive amount of cargo space that includes tennis ball pockets and side pockets.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Phishing campaigns leverage compromised accounts or domains to send deceptive invitations, luring victims into downloading harmful files.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Pinchbeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinchbeck. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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