fake out

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Recent Examples of fake out 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 Marner faked out Swayman and tucked the winner behind the goalie. Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 Near the end of the run, Fiske made a terrific move to fake out a would-be tackler. Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fake out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake out
Verb
  • In other words, the top search results aren't always safe, and that's exactly how scammers trick people.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But the content, murky and misleading, is designed to trick Californians into voting for a power grab.
    Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But when the Coast Guard approached on a 45-foot response boat, authorities said, the cuddy cabin boat began racing south to evade arrest.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Daniels faked a handoff to Leshon Williams (64 yards, 10 carries) then hit Henderson on a sideline route.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Will Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell fake an Irish accent postgame?
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • At its worst, AI can be used by bad actors and content farms to confuse or deceive listeners, push ‘slop’ into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Historic buildings are strung along a few blocks of divided Historic Route 66, a nice mix of eateries, saloons and shops.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Chopping wood sucks in such a great way.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And there are additional fans -- giant ones There are about 172 giant fans that are, technically, outside of the data center that suck in air to help cool the water.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Fake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake%20out. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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