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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
Kayti Burt, Time, 18 July 2025
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
Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes finally broke through in the second quarter when Beck faked a run and found Fletcher for a short pass.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But Jin-ho rises up from his apparently faked death.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 18 July 2025
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
Verb
Oregon successfully faked a punt on fourth down in the first half.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes finally broke through in the second quarter when Beck faked a run and found Fletcher for a short pass.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
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The board cited recent state and federal decisions, which have both noted the issue of AI programs citing fake legal citations is growing.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Howze, who has schizophrenia, was also able to escape the hospital following the incident, only to be return a few days later wearing a visitor’s pass with a fake name.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Iron cowbells are either forged or cast and are the heaviest material.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The upper chamber has forged ahead with its own effort at developing legislation, with the Senate Banking Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee working separately on their portions of the bill.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rudd then pretended to be in severe pain as paramedics hauled him away, presumably to a hospital.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Humanoid robots shadowboxed, danced and pretended to run small shops.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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In exchange for not being charged with a DUI, the family’s lawyer concocted a deal in which Skakel was sent to the controversial Élan School in Maine in an effort to correct his unruly behavior.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report concocted this trade idea that sees the Lakers land and shore up both their frontcourt and backcourt, the Dallas Mavericks duo of former All-Star Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford.—
Ricardo Sandoval,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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The Ravens would find the endzone once again with nine minutes left in regulation after Lamar Jackson evaded heavy pressure from Pittsburgh's front seven to find Zay Flowers for a 50-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 17-13.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Out-of-state businesses that evaded city taxes by hiding city business income.—
Randall Fox,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Accept everything that comes after — the blow to the face as Suggs flailed at the ball, the roar from the United Center as the ball crushed through the rim, the feigned disbelief of his teammates on the bench who have seen this all too many times before.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Spare me the feigned outrage, Feeny.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The team in Beijing simulated what could happen if a power-beaming laser hit a satellite.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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The island has been under growing pressure from Beijing, which encircled it last week in a large-scale military exercise that simulated a blockade.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Outside of the theory itself being devised by conscious humans using their brains, there’s scant reason to think so.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump has instead engaged in a clumsy cover-up, insisting that the files are both a fantastical hoax devised by his enemies and also too boring to even merit discussion.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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