1
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday
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as in to evade
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender
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Recent Examples of fake out
Instead, Baty double-clutched as if trying to fake out Smith.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Watching the audience involvement with each fake out before the inevitable death is part of the fun, and something Brener says is the franchise that made him as an executive fall in love with audience testing.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Final Destination 2: The fire escape Another example of the franchise's excellent ability to fake out viewers happens during the death of Evan (David Paetkau).
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
And there's at least one thing that felt designed specifically to fake out book-readers.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Watching the audience involvement with each fake out before the inevitable death is part of the fun, and something Brener says is the franchise that made him as an executive fall in love with audience testing.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 May 2025
Final Destination 2: The fire escape Another example of the franchise's excellent ability to fake out viewers happens during the death of Evan (David Paetkau).
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
And there's at least one thing that felt designed specifically to fake out book-readers.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fake out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake out
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump‘s multiple White House renovations, as well his inability to be normal even while giving out candy to trick or treaters.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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The update to trick-or-treating time was made to avoid a conflict with high school football playoff games.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The company said Perplexity wasn't operating transparently and is evading the company to gain unauthorized access to its store.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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After successfully evading arrest, Lennon remained on the run for 13 years.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The throw is crafted with acrylic, but don’t be fooled by its price; the intricate, woven yarn resembles that of chenille, with a buttery-smooth texture that feels luxuriously soft to the touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who predicted this Titans team to win more than four or five games was fooling themselves, and even those predictions are coming off over-optimistic.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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One case alleges that six defendants, including Rozier, used insider information and in some cases altered their performances—by allegedly faking an injury, in Rozier’s case—to manipulate bets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Rozier faked an injury to leave a March 23, 2023, game between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Gordon warned me that this was deceiving.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Santos was sentenced to prison in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of baskets holding young oysters called spat are strung along a line that floats on the surface and sways like a long black snake in the water.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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One mobile, a cluster of white leaf shapes strung along long horizontal arcs, has the aloof grace of an albino peacock, turning with a gavotte rhythm.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the Dominican Republic, an adult died after having been sucked in a sewer while trying to clean it, the deputy director of the country's emergency agency, Julian Garcia, told NBC News.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Things are going to suck in life.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Fake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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