In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.
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Hucksters
Synonyms for "hucksters" (15 found)
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Hucksters are incorrigible.
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This is 2020, not the Middle Ages, and we cannot fight an infectious disease with worthless elixirs sold for hundreds of dollars by unscrupulous hucksters that have absolutely no place in the treatment of serious medical conditions.
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