pinchbeck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinchbeck
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
  • When Devon essentially goes undercover as a Michaela disciple to keep an eye on Simone, Fahy gets to embody a friction between her character’s actual and feigned personalities that’s delightful to watch.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2025
  • Related Articles John Stossel: America needs more immigrants, not fewer DEI at universities will continue despite feigned compliance with Trump policies Debra J. Saunders: DOGE or runaway debt?
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Phishing and counterfeit sites are growing in number and complexity while requiring fewer resources to create.
    Daniel Shapiro, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • Sazerac Company, the distilling giant that owns Buffalo Trace Distillery, filed a lawsuit in federal court against unknown defendants accused of impersonating a renowned master distiller on social media to sell counterfeit products.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Law enforcement officers would arrest young men, usually Black but also white, on spurious charges and lease them to private companies for profit.
    Time, Time, 17 July 2025
  • Again the financial ask is spurious, but works given the threat of fines or arrest.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • About 86% of the fraudulent claims for Medicare happened from December 2017 on.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • An Arizona woman has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for her role in a fraudulent scheme that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT positions at 309 US companies, including an unnamed member of the Fortune 500.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • The subdials are in blue, yellow and red in honor of the Colombian flag, and the forged carbon tachymeter bezel is framed with a ring of rose gold.
    Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Seeing nothing amiss, the sergeant took the forged pass and motioned for Calvin to go inside.
    Literary Hub July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • From viral LinkedIn mantras to inspirational TED Talks, authenticity is praised as the antidote to crooked leaders, political doublespeak, and robotic managerialism, not to mention phony politicians.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • Trump's Mental Acuity' Perhaps if not for the transparently phony cliffhanger, that would feel like enough of a character arc for the year.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Falter, 28, is a deceptive lefty under team control through 2028 who is enjoying his best season, with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in 22 starts.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The attackers use deceptive ads that imitate popular cryptocurrency brands like Binance, TradingView, ByBit and MetaMask.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Pinchbeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinchbeck. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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