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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
David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Things like video inconsistencies, unnatural movement, poor video or audio quality can also be warning signs of faked images.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
According to that initial indictment, filed last year, federal prosecutors alleged that Rozier faked a foot injury during a March 2023 game while playing for the Charlotte Hornets.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
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Adjective
Many other images prove to be either wholly faked or misleadingly presented: A Hamas rocket, for example, strikes a Gaza hospital and is maliciously described (and credulously accepted) as an Israeli strike instead.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Things like video inconsistencies, unnatural movement, poor video or audio quality can also be warning signs of faked images.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Amanda also faked hospital visits.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
According to that initial indictment, filed last year, federal prosecutors alleged that Rozier faked a foot injury during a March 2023 game while playing for the Charlotte Hornets.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 May 2026
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The bot-detection firm Cyabra analyzed seven days of activity around the ad and determined that 15 percent of the TikTok accounts commenting on it were fake but had created a disproportionately large percentage of the uproar.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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To return the favor, Graham proposes a fake dating scheme with Wells to make her crush, singer Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), jealous.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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That is where the iron gets forged.—
Kathleen Lucente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Investigators believe Long forged 19 signatures, including those of four dead people, while Arellano is accused of forging six signatures, also including four dead people.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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His wife fell to the floor and pretended to be dead, and Little was pronounced dead at a hospital.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Arlester Brown, a Black soldier who fought in a segregated army, crossed an ocean to depend on men of every background for his survival — and came home to an America that pretended that bond didn’t exist.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Cocktails are concocted by in-house mixologist, Waguinho, who also invites guests from the local mixology community to arrange tastings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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For decades, astronomers have concocted intricate computer models to predict how stars live and die.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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My muscles on fire with tension, sleep evaded me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Aircraft purchases were among the promises that China evaded then.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
14 May 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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Edgerton also convinced the pair to rename their fledgling chain Insta-Burger King, reinforcing the feigned royalty with a pylon sign showing a smiling, crowned monarch seated on a giant hamburger bun, a huge fountain drink in hand.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Agency officials simulated conditions for July 4, when ridership is expected to peak.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The model simulated how individual algae join or leave clusters depending on irradiation wavelength and intensity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The initial voting rules for the National Baseball Hall of Fame were devised in 1936 by its’ board of directors, led by National League President Ford Frick.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Wealthy people have also devised tax avoidance strategies.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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