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
  • Sugarcane repeats Obama’s feigned concern for the plight of indigenous people that first worked magic in 2008, an America-last doc about Canada’s Sugarcane reserve.
    Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As the knife drew closer, Jennings, whose back was to the camera, turned around and leapt back in feigned terror.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • An investigation, which included wiretaps, surveillance, and undercover drug buys, revealed that Fisher and others were selling large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine, as well as counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills, prosecutors said.
    From Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
  • According to the indictment, a search of one warehouse used by the group led to the June 2024 seizure of $20 million worth of counterfeit items including shoes, perfume, luxury handbags, apparel and watches.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 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
  • Wakefield’s research was found to be fraudulent and conducted with money from lawyers suing vaccine manufacturers; he was stripped of his medical license.
    Eleanor Menzin, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The treasure trove of information is valuable to scammers who want to open a fraudulent credit card or account in your name.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • He is also charged with three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of possession of a forged instrument.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The phony officers appeared at Temple just days after seven people were detained by real ICE agents at a Philadelphia car wash.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Sophisticated attackers might use an individual's sensitive records − date of a hospital or doctor visit for example − in an attempt to extract payment for a phony medical bill, Pierson said.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Whenever Carolyn’s name has come up in passing as a possible Traitor, it has been immediately nixed, with folks unable to believe that the Survivor finalist could ever pull off being so deceptive.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • However, there’s also a darker side — beware of deceptive words or misleading information.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Pinchbeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinchbeck. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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