pseudoscientific
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The most popular health influencers feed the social media beast, but Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil are the OGs when it comes to spreading pseudoscientific information.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025
The remains are thought to have been acquired by researchers to carry out pseudoscientific studies.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023
Belief in pseudoscientific ideas and conspiracies is not merely a matter of lack of education, either.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023
Another work adds flying saucers hovering nearby, a satirical nod to the pseudoscientific shtick of an ancient Egyptian empire built not by enslaved human beings but by aliens arriving in UFOs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Fraudulent Medical Treatments Medicine is a fertile area for pseudoscientific claims for a simple reason.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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