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Recent Examples of quackery
Health The science of placebos is fueling quackery The placebo effect is real.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Part of it is that the history of this field, both scientifically and technologically, has really been plagued by the shadow of quackery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
Around 1910, the American Medical Association cracked down on quackery, and inventions like the Heidelberg Electric Belt, which sometimes caused sores, faded from the pages of the Sears Big Book.
—Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023
And, according to modern scholars, L’Orvietan’s curative claims probably weren’t just pre-Enlightenment quackery.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for quackery 
Big Think, 24 June 2024
Part of it is that the history of this field, both scientifically and technologically, has really been plagued by the shadow of quackery.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
Around 1910, the American Medical Association cracked down on quackery, and inventions like the Heidelberg Electric Belt, which sometimes caused sores, faded from the pages of the Sears Big Book.
—Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023
And, according to modern scholars, L’Orvietan’s curative claims probably weren’t just pre-Enlightenment quackery.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for quackery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quackery
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the first trailer for its series adaptation of the 1999 teen movie, all eight episodes premiering Nov. 21 on the streamer, bringing a familiar tale of deception to a new locale with all new characters.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Pax Americana was ever imperfect and to many people in the world, from Vietnam to Iraq, smacked of hypocrisy.Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Later questions twist the knife even further, delving into white-guy hypocrisy around Black Lives Matter.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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The widened circle of winking insiders was no longer so exotic and alluring, the imposture of Bourbaki’s mathematics no longer so exciting.Michael Barany, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2021
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Body Double Long before the imposture of Anna Delvey, the Tichborne Claimaint swept a nation’s imagination.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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No hint of dishonesty has tarnished her, and she is pledged to the rule of law.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In any case, withholding specific details or not providing all necessary facts is considered a form of dishonesty.Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The film depicts a struggling impersonator of P. Ramlee, Malaysia’s most famous film director, who lives a life of deceit while trying to pay off debts and save his sister’s life.Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Entrepreneurs, as well as their investors, partners, and employees risk becoming complicit in deceit when reality does not meet expectations.IESE Business School, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Newly aware of his subordinate’s duplicity, Masa charges at Yuki from his seat among his look-alikes in the audience.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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The right-wing press, though, which had sung the praises of Reuss’ performance a few days earlier, now saw confirmation of characteristic Jewish duplicity and demanded that the government charge Reuss with fraud.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Quackery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quackery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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