feinted

past tense of feint

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • That lack of confidence is charming and funny; when the experts on With Love, Meghan mess up, their humility feels feigned and unnatural, but Martin’s embarrassment only motivates everyone to help him out.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Time and again, when presented with the misdeeds of his friends, allies, subordinates, and appointees, Adams has feigned, at most, mild surprise.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • According to the post, explosives in liquid form can be disguised as everyday products.
    Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Social media can expose them to misinformation, traumatic content or predatory behavior disguised as support.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Explosive devices can be unpredictable, easily triggered, hard to detect or camouflaged.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than sharing information about the change with the FAA, Boeing concealed the information and deceived the FAA about the part.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The elaborate deception also was concealed by blaming the chaos of the pandemic as well as the Hollywood labor strikes, which roiled real production cycles during this period.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Date of birth, social security and bank account number and other personal identifiers would all be masked.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Wells Fargo economists noted that July’s spending growth masked a pullback in discretionary categories like food services and hotel accommodations.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Feinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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