phonying

present participle of phony

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for phonying
Verb
  • On the front lines of what Glassdoor chief economist Daniel Zhao describes as an ongoing burnout crisis, millennial managers are forging new models of empathy and flexibility, but often at significant personal cost.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Washington has so far thwarted Beijing’s ambitions to dominate the Indo-Pacific by forging alliances and partnerships in the region.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He and Baines were imprisoned and questioned for counterfeiting coins, and Marlowe was sent home.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Minicucci scored the winning 13-yard touchdown against UConn, faking a handoff and sprinting right up the middle.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Voice biometrics can spot inconsistencies in tone and cadence, detecting when an AI is faking your speech.
    Ihar Kliashchou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s use cases are limited, with most work concentrated on simulating chemistry and physics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Phonying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phonying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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