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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender
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Recent Examples of faked out
There was one instance where journeyman Micah Potter faked out Kel’el Ware and drove for a thunderous dunk.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked out
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 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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The problem is, most people feel deceived when the person in front of them doesn't match the profile.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Do not be deceived by this seemingly simple question.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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The shocking story of how Parker faked a pregnancy — and ultimately killed expectant mother Reagan Simmons Hancock, 21, in an attempt to steal her unborn baby — is the focus of the Netflix documentary, Maternal Instinct.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The new Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct details the chilling 2020 murder of Reagan Simmons-Hancock at the hands of Taylor Parker, who faked a pregnancy for 10 months before attempting to steal Simmons-Hancock’s unborn child.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Busch wasn’t fooled when San Francisco Giants lefty reliever Erik Miller hung a 1-1 slider over the plate in the fifth inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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More knowledgeable shoppers than you have been fooled.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But not everything gets sucked in.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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The brand’s beaded bikinis and one-pieces stay relatively streamlined in silhouette, but are adorned with playful rainbow beads strung along straps and ties, translating its accessory language into a new category.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Last fall, loops of razor-wire fencing were strung along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend area, a remote region of far West Texas.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Faked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked%20out. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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