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as in forged
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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2
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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as in concocted
to perform, make, or do without preparation
if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right
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Recent Examples of faked
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
He was also connected to Nessim Cohen, and had learned of the scandal of the faked carpet through that connection.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Jokic looked right, faked left, looked right again, then did a 180-degree turn to show Tass his belly.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Verb
On top of that, rumors are circling back around that the recent, flashy trailer Microsoft showed off for the game after years of silence may have been more or less faked and not actual gameplay.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
He was also connected to Nessim Cohen, and had learned of the scandal of the faked carpet through that connection.
—Dorothy Armstrong
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
Adjective
Or the University of Tennessee Knoxville professor who faked canceling class?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Jokic looked right, faked left, looked right again, then did a 180-degree turn to show Tass his belly.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
Verb
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But instruments onboard the spacecraft weren't designed to distinguish between molecules forged in the moon's presumably deep ocean and those cooked up in the icy shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Speaking at Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference on Wednesday, Vena pointed to new partnerships between other major North American railroads that have been forged in the wake of the UP-NS mega-merger as an indicator that competition is firmly heating up.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was that episode of The Nanny where Fran pretended to be Bobbi Flekman.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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California Schemin’ is based on the true story of two Scottish friends, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who pretended to be a California rap duo, Silibil N’ Brains, to realize their dream of hip-hop stardom.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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To solve this problem, materials scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have concocted a new sunscreen recipe that spares the ocean’s vital microorganisms.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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On paper, Dallas has the tools to do just that, but NBA insider Zach Buckley, of Bleacher Report, has concocted a trade proposal that sees the Mavericks strengthen their forward position.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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In Milwaukee, Kellner said that around 33% of bus riders have evaded paying fares in 2025 but that the agency has identified a few cost-neutral strategies targeted at reducing fare evasion down to 30% by September 2026, the same rate of evasion busses saw in 2024.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The big plays evaded the Eagles both through the air and on the ground.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even when the authors simulated the emergence of new, more transmissible variants (a frequent situation that proved very challenging to forecasters during the COVID-19 pandemic), the algorithm proved robust, adjusting quickly by re-estimating transmission rates.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In the first experiment, called the carbon assimilation experiment or the pyrolytic release experiment, the researchers simulated the Martian atmosphere in one of Viking’s test chambers.—
Joel S. Levine,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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The works of Rower’s grandfather, taken together, have an accidental, artisanal air—more like toys improvised and reassembled than objects weighed down by deliberation.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Apatow likes to point out, swelling with pride, that then-8-year-old Maude completely improvised her character’s hilarious explanation of where babies come from in Knocked Up.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stewart exclaimed with feigned enthusiasm.—
Judy Kurtz,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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You are supposed to participate in a pantomime of feigned shock and delayed recognition.—
Bluesky Social,
Bluesky Social,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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