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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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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
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Along with making the sequel, a documentary crew will be filming the entire behind-the-scenes process and the relationship between Cynthie and her co-star Jack Turner-Jones, who are actually rivals but also faked a romance during the press trail of the first movie thirteen years ago.
—Haruka Iwasaki, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The highlight: John’s angry letter to the president of Capitol Records, complaining that the album cover has a sticker covering the (faked) photo of Richard Nixon and Chairman Mao dancing naked.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
But eradicating faked injuries is the change that stands to have the biggest positive impact on the sport.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Cale Makar faked a slap shot from the top of the zone, then slipped a pass to Nelson in the slot.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
Along with making the sequel, a documentary crew will be filming the entire behind-the-scenes process and the relationship between Cynthie and her co-star Jack Turner-Jones, who are actually rivals but also faked a romance during the press trail of the first movie thirteen years ago.
—Haruka Iwasaki, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
Adjective
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Security company Trend Micro has documented that actors who’ve worked on past operations benefiting the North Korean government have used these addresses, particularly in scams involving fake recruiters.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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Faces of Death isn’t a remake of the infamous 1978 exploitation landmark, a faux documentary that positioned itself as an anthology of actual carnage (though much of its disturbing footage was fake).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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That game has been forged against the world’s best.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
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The two men forged a close friendship that extended to the wider Kennedy clan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Such stories play upon our own imaginings; anyone who’s run a toy car across the landscape of a floor, or pretended a planter was a jungle, or made a mountain out of a mound, or projected themselves into a model train layout — indeed, a scene here — will relate.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the end, Zac – who pretended to be rich – and Sharma – who pretended to be his mentor – were both imposters.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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After moving his family from Michigan to South Texas in 1905, John Anderson Adams concocted the popular vanilla flavoring product.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Time to grow up and reject belief systems concocted before the invention of clocks and toilet paper.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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This was an incredibly complex and dangerous operation for the rescue team and for that missing Air Force aviator who had evaded capture behind enemy lines for days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Kiki Rice then hit a series of free throws and UCLA evaded Texas’ fourth-quarter comeback effort after the Longhorns went on a 12-2 run.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scam operations typically involve bogus investment schemes and feigned romances that collectively extort tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world every year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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That leaves only the feigned feud between Paul and Gronkowski — Brady’s longtime pal and New England Patriots teammate.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Boone said Carlos Rodón, set back by some hamstring tightness, simulated two innings in a bullpen session on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team members simulated different atomic arrays to get a sense of how fast each size could crack the two main encryption schemes, called Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Islam kissed the ethnically and religiously diverse Arab lands and devised an inclusive and innovative formula.—
Doris Bittar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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This byzantine corporate structure apparently did not exist until Altman devised it.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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