pinchbeck

adjective

Definition of pinchbecknext
as in pseudo

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  1. pseudo
  2. feigned
  3. counterfeit
  4. spurious
  5. fraudulent
  6. forged
  7. phony
  8. deceptive
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
Definition of pseudo
Adjective
  • 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
  • If responding to questions with feigned but believable thoughtfulness was all that mattered, Lindsey Graham would be President.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of feigned
Adjective
  • Avoid Counterfeit Products and Similar Scams Unfortunately, the vape market can be easily overwhelmed with counterfeit and fake products.
    Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Platforms utilizing blockchain for drug traceability and combating counterfeit medications.
    Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of counterfeit
Adjective
  • Blocking the deal on spurious national security grounds would invite many far more realistic, adverse national security and economic consequences.
    Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Los Angeles police officers responded to a spurious bomb threat at former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Brentwood mansion on Thanksgiving morning before giving the all-clear.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of spurious
Adjective
  • In response to this glut of fraudulent activity, social media companies and web operators have employed human monitors and machine technology to identify and shut down online scammers.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The investigation uncovered an identity theft conspiracy using a deceased person’s Social Security number that was used to make fraudulent Social Security cards, state driver’s licenses, and lawful permanent resident cards.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of fraudulent
Adjective
  • With Russian visas now harder to obtain, many are now seeking legal work visas from Hungary (sometimes using forged documents), which are then used to travel through Europe to the French coast.
    Richard Windsor, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Chen and Yu are each charged with one count of engaging in organized crime, one count of second-degree fleeing or evading police and one count of first-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of forged
Adjective
  • Russia may also try to manipulate the talks by halting its bombardment of Ukraine’s energy sector as a phony goodwill gesture and demanding that the U.S. prevent Kyiv from striking Russian soil in return.
    Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This account, however, was quickly debunked as phony and suspended.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of phony
Adjective
  • Lilly has sent cease-and-desist letters to numerous compounding sellers, and both companies have filed lawsuits against numerous compounding pharmacies, alleging trademark infringement and deceptive marketing.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Yes, but: Brandi Tuck, executive director of the nonprofit Path Home, has been working with homeless families for nearly two decades and says those numbers are likely deceptive undercounts.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceptive
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