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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
Martin Necas set him up in the high slot, and after faking a slap shot, MacKinnon rifled a wrister past Pittsburgh goalie Arturs Silovs.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2026
Cumming found that taxpayers spent more than $694,000 on 15 contractors to help troubled youth, and at least two of those contractors committed fraud, overbilling Baltimore by thousands of dollars and faking invoices.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The crueler ones accused her of faking the whole thing and staging the incident for attention.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
On the right, Tucker Carlson has repeatedly asserted that Buttigieg only pretends to be gay, and is in fact a straight man faking homosexuality for political clout.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Wisconsin doesn't have a crime on the books for faking a death.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026
After faking a slap shot, Kucherov had sent a pass down to Guentzel.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The leaders of the A3 network of mostly online charter schools were charged in 2019 with a scheme that prosecutors said relied on faking student enrollment and attendance to defraud the state of hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The reality is that the AI is concocting elaborate personas, faking as though humans are writing about human woes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2026
Cumming found that taxpayers spent more than $694,000 on 15 contractors to help troubled youth, and at least two of those contractors committed fraud, overbilling Baltimore by thousands of dollars and faking invoices.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
The crueler ones accused her of faking the whole thing and staging the incident for attention.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
On the right, Tucker Carlson has repeatedly asserted that Buttigieg only pretends to be gay, and is in fact a straight man faking homosexuality for political clout.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Wisconsin doesn't have a crime on the books for faking a death.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026
After faking a slap shot, Kucherov had sent a pass down to Guentzel.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The leaders of the A3 network of mostly online charter schools were charged in 2019 with a scheme that prosecutors said relied on faking student enrollment and attendance to defraud the state of hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The reality is that the AI is concocting elaborate personas, faking as though humans are writing about human woes.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faking
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Mug shots over an 8-year period for stealing cars, forging checks and running scams didn't stop Robinson from building trust and respect after creating a new identity as Mike King, a business owner and high-profile bodyguard to Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although Oakland is home to many of the Bay Area’s best restaurants, only in the last five years did the Town become such a pizza destination, with most shops offering region-specific pizza and a few forging their own identities.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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Marcus Figueroa was stabbed 25 times but survived after pretending to be dead until Ricks left the apartment.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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City Hall needs to stop pretending the job is getting done and just do it.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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As Gyllenhaal begins concocting her third directorial feature, could Curtis be part of the picture?—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gyllenhaal, who also wrote her film, has corrected the imbalance, refashioning the story from the Bride’s perspective and concocting a protagonist of unfiltered feminist fury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Arnel Belizaire, a member of Haiti's parliament, was arrested on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security after evading national police for two months, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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South Windsor police have charged Rodriguez with evading responsibility, disobeying the signal of an officer, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit and improper use of a marker, license or registration.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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And Cannon — who played with the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs — admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s after a series of bad investments and debts left him broke.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cannon, a star with the Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders, admitted to counterfeiting in the mid-1980s.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pentesting helps businesses prepare for these situations by simulating how attackers typically operate.—
Malana VanTyler
March 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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That crash occurred during the FIA systems checks that take place the day before every F1 practice day, with the safety car and medical car simulating a race on the otherwise empty track.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the council voted to direct the city manager to study moving emergency operations, dispatch and the service call center out of City Hall while devising funding plans for repairing the building, staying there and relocating.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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While Green gave him instant advice, Kerr was devising ways to get Porzingis involved.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Until Thursday, the global soccer superstar had been equally adept at dodging defenders on the field and political leaders, especially those in his own country of Argentina.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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She was also slammed over how her department is spending the billions of dollars allocated to it by Congress and accused of dodging accountability.—
Rebecca Santana,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Faking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faking. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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