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as in fake
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
for that price, you're only going to get furniture covered in bogus leather and not the real stuff
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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
the "designer" watches sold on the street are usually bogus
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as in false
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
there was often a lot of bogus conviviality at the company's parties
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Recent Examples of bogus
Liberty Mutual was sued last month by a homeowner who accused the insurer of dropping her over a bogus claim that her roof had mold damage.
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
In a lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems, internal emails and text messages emerged that showed the unvarnished opinions of Tucker Carlson and other Fox personalities around Trump’s bogus claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Similarly, in 2015, Avon Products saw its stock surge by 20% after scammers filed a bogus SEC document claiming a takeover bid by a nonexistent firm.
—Yasin Dus, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Results like that -50 could lead computers to churn out bogus data or shut down entirely.
—Zachary Loeb / Made By History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
In a lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems, internal emails and text messages emerged that showed the unvarnished opinions of Tucker Carlson and other Fox personalities around Trump’s bogus claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Similarly, in 2015, Avon Products saw its stock surge by 20% after scammers filed a bogus SEC document claiming a takeover bid by a nonexistent firm.
—Yasin Dus, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Results like that -50 could lead computers to churn out bogus data or shut down entirely.
—Zachary Loeb / Made By History, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogus
Adjective
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The fake list contains a few different hyper-obscure characters that seem potentially unlikely to arrive.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But there’s a rule in Wales where you’re not allowed to even have fake cigarettes on a film set.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Criminals hide behind legitimate businesses on marketplaces and then filter money, which may or may not come from the sale of counterfeit items to human traffickers, drug cartels and terrorist groups.—
Fernando Castellanos,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Action taken may include removing counterfeit listings and blocking accounts.—
Mia Sato,
The Verge,
19 Dec. 2024
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But instead of mounting a defense of free speech against a lawsuit and Trump’s accusations that the network said were false and completely without merit, Paramount is considering following the example of Disney and tech oligarchs who will line up at the inauguration like Mark Zuckerberg.—
Richard Lawler,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
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The doll sports a black faux leather ensemble, dark shades, and her signature swooped hairstyle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Outerwear was opulent, with faux fur and substantial shearling collars adorning traditional topcoats at Dolce & Gabbana and Prada.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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One person that many pay attention to is Mel Kiper, who has been a mock draft extraordinaire for decades.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The following scenes are set in that show and tell the ogre's story through life-size wooden puppets complete with mock strings attached to their arms.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Many drug candidates involve single molecules, often synthetic, but full-spectrum cannabis involves thousands of molecules.—
Benjamin Adams,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is an addictive drug that’s led to tens of thousands of overdose deaths each year in the U.S.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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And a sandbar that had severed Topanga Lagoon from the Pacific Ocean had been swept away by high tides and an influx of water used for firefighting — an unnatural breach that could flush them into the surf.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Their conversation is interspersed with other footage from the series, including the trademark brutal fight scenes—complete with bones breaking in various unnatural ways.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Bogus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogus. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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