fictitious
Example Sentences
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In its review, the Hechinger Report found other companies that similarly allude to fictitious government programs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Using a fictitious group gives Iran plausible deniability while amplifying confusion, said Julian Lanchès of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The report said that there were around one million cars on the road which had been registered by nearly 300 "fictitious companies operating totally free of state control".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
He scratched out the fictitious name and wrote “Mike L. Jordan” instead.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Vocabulary lists containing fictitious
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