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feinted

verb

past tense of feint

as in bluffed

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Any time the Patriots succeed with a new blitz or bluffed blitz in the first quarter, offenses expect to see it again later in the game.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick.

— Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

Definition of bluffed

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There were instances the previous week in which the Seattle Seahawks disguised blitzes or simply beat the protection.

— Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
So their obsession with political theater disguised as power drives them to try to destroy their opponents.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of disguised

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So matriarch Yoo-Mi Lee camouflaged her teriyaki menu with dishes from her Korean heritage and influences from the years the family lived in Brazil.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definitely go for a dip, preferably at night under the impossibly starry sky, in one of the onsen pools camouflaged into the Japanese rock garden.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of camouflaged

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The Orb’s mechanical architecture are purposefully not concealed beneath a dial but becomes part of the visual composition — creating a sense of depth and movement that changes with the angle of observation.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
The company allegedly concealed malicious software during testing.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of concealed

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Those episodes of heavy rainfall have periodically replenished Lake Lanier and masked the severity of the underlying cumulative rainfall deficit.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
In the post-pandemic era, the cinema space has been defined by fewer screens and fewer moviegoers, but those declines have been masked by higher movie ticket prices, particularly for PLF experiences.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

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