Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quacksalver
Noun
  • But this would come as the result of a cutback in government spending that is currently categorized by Trump Administration officials as either waste, fraud, or non-essential in nature.
    Sal Gilbertie, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Holmes was convicted on four counts of fraud after lying to Theranos investors about her blood testing technology's reliability and was later sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2022.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is a cruder example of how artificial intelligence is being used to create deep fakes.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As a bonus, this reusable fake is a fun prop to keep around for make-believe health care provider visits.
    Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The cotton quilt is lightweight enough for year-round use and includes two matching shams to complete the look.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The decision to annul November’s election had little precedent and handed a propaganda victory to Moscow, which has long dismissed Western democracy as a sham in which elites fix the results to suppress unorthodox views and guarantee an outcome favorable to the liberal establishment.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The bot will see you now: Therapists in the U.S. are getting ready for a battle with A.I. pretenders.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Without a bit more heart and soul, the spinoff is just a pretender in a nicely tailored suit.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Famous athlete revealed as Fuzzy Peas on Masked Singer while Ken Jeong shocks with Lord Farquaad look on wild Shrek Night With a final dramatic flourish of his cape and a quack, Lucky Duck departed, and it was revealed that Coral would be joining Paparazzo in the final six.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That specific kind of grift is known as an impostor scam.
    Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
  • At minimum, the Richards bit — which, admittedly, some liked more than others — rolls out a red carpet for Leon to steal the show as a Jewish-doctor impostor trying to snap Richards into it after his Groats diagnosis.
    Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Quacksalver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quacksalver. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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