Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinting
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After successfully bluffing his way into the house, Tom fumbles an attempt to hide his reasons for being there, leading Robbie to take him hostage.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025 -
But Zelensky said Wednesday that the Russian leader was bluffing.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Federal prosecutors claimed that Rozier was feigning the injury in front of an arena full of paying, unsuspecting fans.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
27 Oct. 2025
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Travis Kelce is feigning ignorance about that spicy new Taylor Swift track.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shoplifting by concealing merchandise.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet the nonprofit appears to be concealing this from visitors to its website, where a search function, the only nontechnical tool for seeing what’s in Common Crawl’s archives, returns misleading results for certain domains.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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These finishes will add depth while disguising imperfections.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
6 Jan. 2026
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It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard.—
William W Bedsworth,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
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And the foundation appears to be lying to publishers about this—as well as masking the actual contents of its archives.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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But those who’ve watched the Blackhawks on a nightly basis know Spencer Knight has been masking some familiar defensive deficiencies.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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In recent years Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of Taiwan, including by simulating blockades.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since stem cell models represent a disease’s early stages, simulating development is trickier and more time-consuming.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Feinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinting. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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