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- adjective
superlative form ofphony : mostphony .
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Examples
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The first day of testing in Formula One, perhaps the phoniest of all phoney wars in sport, still saw McLaren emerge as the clear winners over Red Bull in brilliant Andalusian sunshine.
Jenson Button happy with his new McLaren on first day of testing 2012
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To paraphrase Holden Caulfield, it was the phoniest thing I'd ever seen.
Talk to Me yuki_onna 2010
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A lot of politicians are phonies, but he's the phoniest of them all. zago
Potential 2012 candidates knock Obama on missile defense 2009
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Jon Stewart continues to give know-it-alls their comeuppance by exposing their phoniest assertions followed by actual footage proving them -- to use a Nixon era euphemism -- "inoperative."
Knowing Know-It-Alls 2010
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Sekoff said that he didn't buy Hunter's disgust: "it was the phoniest outrage since Eric Massa pretended to be offended when Larry King asked if he was gay."
HuffPost TV: Roy Sekoff On Rielle Hunter: She Is The Only One Who Hasn't Cashed In 2010
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Sekoff said that he didn't buy Hunter's disgust: "it was the phoniest outrage since Eric Massa pretended to be offended when Larry King asked if he was gay."
Roy Sekoff On Rielle Hunter: She Is The Only One Who Hasn't Cashed In 2010
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An outrageous spoof of Salome dancing, a phenomenon once described as "the phoniest craze to hit show business," the song was the first Brice performed with a Yiddish accent.
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Jon Stewart continues to give know-it-alls their comeuppance by exposing their phoniest assertions followed by actual footage proving them -- to use a Nixon era euphemism -- "inoperative."
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Bragging was for phonies, and The Catcher in the Rye was embarrassing enough for an Andover guy like me, since the Andover snob in the book was maybe the phoniest guy in the whole thing.
Meeting Salinger 2010
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It was the phoniest conversation you ever heard in your life.
Meeting Salinger 2010
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