Game and Phony

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Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Phony and game are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phony" instead a noun "Game".

Nearby Words: gaming, gamed, gamesome, gamesmanship, gamer

Phony noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.

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Game and phony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Game" instead a noun "Phony".

Nearby Words: phoney, phone, phoning

Phony Veteran: It's in this game wherein Phil Cassidy's military past (among other things, like his tax returns) is revealed to be a fraud.

Source: Video Game / Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The data files of the game reveal a phony look-alike of Sunder, and a voice file for the Big Bad taunting you when you try to kill him with it.

Source: Dummied Out / Role-Playing Game
Phony Psychic: Cinnamon poses as a psychic to convince a tycoon that his life is in danger, leading to a high-stakes poker game against Rollin in "The Psychic".

Source: Series / Mission: Impossible

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