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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
Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
These films are usually a blend of real and faked footage, with Faces of Death leaning much more toward the latter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Enten pointed out that Congress, too, is less supported than believing the moon landing was faked.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
At times, this has led to erratic behavior and disastrous stunts, like a faked dog kidnapping.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
These films are usually a blend of real and faked footage, with Faces of Death leaning much more toward the latter.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
But in the final scene, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) tells a story about how Eleven secretly faked her death and is living peacefully somewhere.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Enten pointed out that Congress, too, is less supported than believing the moon landing was faked.
—Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
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Despite the highs, however, there were some low moments in the week — including a near run-in with Scooter Braun and an insult from a radio analyst who deemed Swift a fake Knicks fan.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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To make matters worse, cybercriminals are using fake FIFA sites, bogus ticket offers and phony job ads to scam viewers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The hardliners have emerged with their hands on the levers of power and battlefield command, and their supporters now flood Iran’s streets with daily rallies celebrating a newfound legitimacy forged through surviving the US-Israeli assault.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Goodall also noted that Lyft has forged partnerships with several AV firms, which should position it to capitalize on a potential driver-less vehicle boom.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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In the first incident, the victim pretended to sleep during the attack.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Griffin has never pretended to be a radical innovator or a savant.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Blanche, his former personal lawyer, concocted it in staggering disregard of legal ethics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Minions have now evaded Wendy's.—
Bianca Harris,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
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During her feigned pregnancy, Stephanie Ott, one of Griffin’s friends who had grown suspicious of Parker, called the clinic to ask about her.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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ThinkTechAct’s founder, Mahad Ibrahim, pleaded guilty to defrauding the free food reimbursement system through his feigned nonprofit group as part of the Feeding Our Future network.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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Aaru, a two-year-old AI startup, simulated all of those voters—agents built from the kind of data the company collects, like credit card purchasing history, food-delivery orders, and demographic records—and tried to predict how the votes would be cast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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In the last full-scale drill three years ago, crews simulated a hostage situation involving an explosive device, highlighting how the scenarios evolve over time.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Security firm Varonis devised an exploit chain that was able to catapult over these guardrails.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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