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as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
condemned the rigged election as a total sham
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as in counterfeits
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
the diamond turned out to be a sham
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as in frauds
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
that supposed French movie star was a sham
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as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
shammed a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy
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“Shams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shams. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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