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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
Rozier is accused of faking an injury to leave a game early and underperform expectations to manipulate bets that had taken place.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Upon receiving the handoff, Pacheco hesitated for a beat before faking left, juking right and breaking a tackle on the way to his longest rush of the season — a 16-yard gain on a drive that ended in a Kansas City touchdown.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Babygirl opens with Kidman’s character faking an orgasm.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Use this light-reflecting lotion that’s one of our tried-and-true products for faking a tan year-round.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Last month, a man was arrested after faking a bomb threat at the same ICE facility where Wednesday’s shooting occurred.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 25 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
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
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Upon receiving the handoff, Pacheco hesitated for a beat before faking left, juking right and breaking a tackle on the way to his longest rush of the season — a 16-yard gain on a drive that ended in a Kansas City touchdown.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Babygirl opens with Kidman’s character faking an orgasm.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Use this light-reflecting lotion that’s one of our tried-and-true products for faking a tan year-round.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Last month, a man was arrested after faking a bomb threat at the same ICE facility where Wednesday’s shooting occurred.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 25 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faking
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Now the company is forging ahead with a new chapter under the direction of Adidas veteran Arthur Hoeld, who took on the role as chairman and chief executive officer on July 1.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 51-year-old former assistant clerk magistrate has been indicted on charges related to misusing more than $71,000 in bail funds and forging a recognizance form to conceal her wrongdoing, according to the Massachusetts AG’s office.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some have been caught encouraging self-harm, giving diet tips for eating disorders or pretending to be romantic partners.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The version of you who craves connection and harmony gets to co-exist with the one who’s finally ready to stop pretending and speak from the soul.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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China has also been concocting a pretext for action.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But in the late 1800s, food companies began concocting products that were wildly different from anything people could make themselves.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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To prevent the group from evading the tax, it would be levied on billionaires who lived in California in 2025 and the beginning of 2026.—
Kate Wolffe
October 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, being aware of the risk that high cholesterol can pose during and after pregnancy, embracing heart-healthy habits throughout, and following up postpartum can make the difference between experiencing a heart event and evading one.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
17 Oct. 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
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By simulating thousands of powder and nanoparticle mixes, Citrine’s platform homed in on a high-strength alloy called AL 7A77, now used as the first 3D-printable aluminum powder that meets aerospace specs.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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One problem that conventional supercomputers face when simulating a molecule is modeling the interactions between every part of a compound, a problem that grows increasingly difficult the larger a molecule gets.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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For 39 years, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act has required redistricting institutions to consider racial and ethnic minority representation when devising congressional districts.—
Sam D. Hayes,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The problem in devising such a tax is defining what constitutes a robot.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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His opponents have attacked him for appearing on Piker's show, or dodging a foreign policy question on FOX News about Hamas’ future.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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After Texas produced little in the run game at Florida, Wisner proved elusive, dodging and breaking tackles to produce chunk plays and keep Texas moving down the field.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Faking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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