pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsü-dō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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The inescapable conclusion is that Kennedy’s HHS is in the grip of a pseudoscience revolution in which misinformation and disinformation are ascendant.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Their proof was something called eugenics, a pseudoscience which argued that humans had to use advanced technology and medicine to get people with good traits to reproduce while stopping those with bad traits from having the opportunity to do so.
—Alex Green, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
The hallmark of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is the sense of dread that mounts while Yvonne grows more and more susceptible to a figment of utopia built on wellness pseudoscience.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little too much pseudoscience and not enough science.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Their proof was something called eugenics, a pseudoscience which argued that humans had to use advanced technology and medicine to get people with good traits to reproduce while stopping those with bad traits from having the opportunity to do so.
—Alex Green, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025
The hallmark of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is the sense of dread that mounts while Yvonne grows more and more susceptible to a figment of utopia built on wellness pseudoscience.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pseudoscience
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“Pseudoscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudoscience. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsüd-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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