spoofing

Example Sentences

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Apple and Google have been instructed to block spoofing of the "gov.sg" domain and other official names on their messaging platforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Gaps or spoofing may create straight line segments across land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Anyone dialed into online culture in the early aughts encountered the surrealist comedy series born from Flash animation and two brothers spoofing kids books.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Analysts at the firm said the ship had previously loaded crude oil from Venezuela and Iran, while falsifying its position via its onboard tracker, a process known as spoofing.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

When the padding takes the form of mutual "spoofing," the scene assumes an uncanny likeness to the usual lines of a modern "high-class vaudeville duo."

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace