as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
Internet scammers who never seem to run out of swindles
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Recent Examples of scammer
Every tax season, scammers ramp up efforts to steal taxpayers’ identities, data or refunds.
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This clears the way for scammers to thrive and rumors to take root.
—Charles Salter, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
South Carolina’s Lowcountry is a haven for seniors, but scammers have discovered it, too.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Strauss sees the show, which follows Belle’s rise and fall after her lie is discovered, as a PSA about scammers in the wellness industry at a time when anti-vax sentiments and bogus COVID treatments became rampant at the height of the pandemic.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
This clears the way for scammers to thrive and rumors to take root.
—Charles Salter, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
South Carolina’s Lowcountry is a haven for seniors, but scammers have discovered it, too.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Strauss sees the show, which follows Belle’s rise and fall after her lie is discovered, as a PSA about scammers in the wellness industry at a time when anti-vax sentiments and bogus COVID treatments became rampant at the height of the pandemic.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scammer
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Attrition is a cheat code for thinning the federal workforce.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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These formulas cleanse the scalp of buildup (a major cause of flat hair, by the way) while plumping strands with conditioning ingredients like hydrating vitamin E and hyaluronic acid, essentially acting as cheat codes for fuller hair straight out of the 90s.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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After three days, the search for an Australian fisherman who was pulled into the ocean by a shark has been suspended.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Over the past 20 years, global demand for shark and ray meat has nearly doubled, now surpassing the value of the shark fin trade by 1.7 times.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Scammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scammer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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