faked out

past tense of fake out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked out
Verb
  • An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
    Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Large swaths of eastern Colorado have evaded the drought plaguing most of the state west of 25.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Weaponized stubbornness Scoring is a straightforward concept, but success in this realm evaded Florida Saturday night.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The identification could be faked.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Kahuku was on the 7-yard line when Mariteragi rolled out and faked a handoff before throwing the ball back against the grain to wide open tight end Rhino Aumua for the touchdown with 32 seconds left, cutting the lead to 8-7.
    Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And don’t be fooled by their small size — these dishes hold a surprising amount of food.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Faked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked%20out. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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