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as in forging
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 pretending
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 concocting
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 evading
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 faking
Last month, a man was arrested after faking a bomb threat at the same ICE facility where Wednesday’s shooting occurred.
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Max Rego, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Roughly 62 percent said that job seekers are now better at faking their identities with AI than hiring teams are at detecting them, and 31 percent had interviewed a candidate who was later revealed to be using a fake identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Minicucci scored the winning 13-yard touchdown against UConn, faking a handoff and sprinting right up the middle.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Voice biometrics can spot inconsistencies in tone and cadence, detecting when an AI is faking your speech.
—Ihar Kliashchou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about the Facebook Rapist's life over three years after he was accused of faking his own prison death.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Rapunzel might be faking his tourist status in New York as well as his aversion to blood.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The longer sentence can serve as a deterrent to anyone else who may be considering faking their death and misleading law enforcement, the judge said.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Max Rego, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Roughly 62 percent said that job seekers are now better at faking their identities with AI than hiring teams are at detecting them, and 31 percent had interviewed a candidate who was later revealed to be using a fake identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Minicucci scored the winning 13-yard touchdown against UConn, faking a handoff and sprinting right up the middle.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Voice biometrics can spot inconsistencies in tone and cadence, detecting when an AI is faking your speech.
—Ihar Kliashchou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about the Facebook Rapist's life over three years after he was accused of faking his own prison death.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Rapunzel might be faking his tourist status in New York as well as his aversion to blood.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The longer sentence can serve as a deterrent to anyone else who may be considering faking their death and misleading law enforcement, the judge said.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faking
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These companies do not make a habit of forging relationships with small organic farmers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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This would mean forging an understanding with Labour, the Greens, or both.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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According to the outlet and several videos circulating on social media, Mojito tricked pedestrians by pretending to inject them with a syringe in a series of viral videos.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the end, no one was pretending, unless pretense paid the bills.—
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Orbán has long sought to consolidate his power through concocting scapegoats for Hungary’s ills.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Not only is the kitchen fully on display but a separate alcove is given over to his highly technical lab, a play space dedicated to fermentation, aging, preserving and otherwise concocting.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This year’s skillshare in Philadelphia is slated to offer a series of hourlong workshops, including a lesson on evading law enforcement and eluding capture.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jackson was apprehended a short time later and arrested for evading arrest or detention, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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As such, more will be required than a World Cup ticket, particularly because physical tickets are vulnerable to counterfeiting, while electronic devices, which may ordinarily be a way to show authentic tickets, are usually forbidden in consular buildings where interviews take place.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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He and Baines were imprisoned and questioned for counterfeiting coins, and Marlowe was sent home.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This resolution strengthens the foundation for simulating reactor behavior and assures designers that graphite will perform its duties as expected.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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All this change has caused concern among competitors, some of which have been simulating the new designs for over two years.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For OpenAI especially, devising new revenue streams is crucial.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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The two quickly built a rapport, and Preservation began sending ‘Nandez beats, eventually inviting him to New Orleans to hang out while devising the project’s sonic core and predominant themes.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s why some companies are approaching the Kessler problem as one of disposing, rather than dodging.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2025
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Facing third and goal, Wells dropped back and decided to tuck the ball, dodging two defenders on his way to a seven-yard touchdown run.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Faking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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