feints 1 of 2

noun

plural of feint
as in bluffs
sports a quick movement that you make to trick an opponent The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.

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feints

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verb

present tense third-person singular of feint
as in disguises

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Recent Examples of feints
Noun
Trump made half-hearted feints to target Wall Street, through proposals like curbing defense contractor stock buybacks and foreign job outsourcing, but there’s been no real follow through on any of these policies. — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 There are neat little flicks, slalom runs, full-body feints, through balls. — New York Times, 10 June 2026 Scarpetta contains the standard allotment of feints and false leads. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 But Fogelman’s feints are so dependent on worn tropes that, in the three-part Season 2 premiere that is now streaming on Hulu, Paradise becomes not just predictable, but also kind of dull. — Judy Berman, Time, 23 Feb. 2026 The painting makes dozens of little feints like this, giving and taking away. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 The fight scenes are full of energetic darts and feints. — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025 Khamenei has made feints and tactical adjustments. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feints
  1. bluffs
  2. disguises
  3. maneuvers
  4. masks
  5. plays
  6. feigns
  7. devices
  8. camouflages
Noun
  • The Latour influence stretched from European high society to the Artois brewing empire, before finally reaching the bluffs of Esparza.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Wilson State Park, Kansas Wilson State Park is home to beautiful sandstone bluffs and its own reservoir, which offers excellent fishing (for bass and walleye), kayaking, swimming, and paddleboarding.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Definition of bluffs
Verb
  • In the text, Athena disguises herself as Mentor to guide Telemachus on his journey to Sparta.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • In Homer’s Odyssey, Athena magically disguises Odysseus as an elderly man upon his return to Ithaca, rather than Odysseus simply dressing himself as a beggar.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of disguises
Noun
  • For example, Orion performed several other maneuvers shortly after launch that helped get it in the proper orbit for that to-the-moon maneuver.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of maneuvers
Verb
  • My hope is our offense will be unstoppable, while my defense mostly gets shredded over the middle but masks it with strip-sacks and interceptions.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • Modern cynicism, associated with distrust, masks its ancient Greek origins, which offer valuable leadership lessons.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of masks
Noun
  • Another $200 a month goes to attending plays and other entertainment.
    — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The full-length has spent 38 frames on that list, which details the albums that earn the most plays via streaming sites in the United States.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of plays
Verb
  • The heavy side part feigns an almost asymmetrical look, which offsets heaviness on the ends and frames the face in a fun way.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Below, Warren Zaire-Emery feigns a run towards his own goal to get on the blind side of a forward.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of feigns
Noun
  • Sassa hopes the project will eventually yield advanced devices that can — much like living organisms — self-assemble, adapt to their surroundings, and autonomously repair themselves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • The sheriff urged the public to have safety devices like life vests on hand when gathering near bodies of water.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • Olivia Rodrigo knows the true magic of New York City lies in the way its pace camouflages public crash outs.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
  • How an octopus camouflages itself was also a topic of discussion for Ritva.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 June 2026
Definition of camouflages

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