feinting

present participle of feint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinting
Verb
  • Lorne Michaels promised big changes at Saturday Night Live ahead of season 51’s premiere, and the creator and executive producer was evidently not bluffing.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But Zelensky said Wednesday that the Russian leader was bluffing.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Snelling is currently charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and concealing the birth of an infant.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Snelling was charged with tampering with physical evidence, concealing the birth of an infant and abuse of a corpse.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On disguising combination moves behind an initial setup.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Flores is excellent at scheming exotic blitzes and disguising pressure.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, regenerative medicine has held the promise of repairing the body at its deepest level — not simply masking symptoms, but addressing the root causes of decline, injury, and disease.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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“Feinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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