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
  • Gaasterland said in her candidate statement that her top priorities include utility undergrounding, local control of land use decisions, and removing the train tracks from the bluffs while avoiding a new route that tunnels under Del Mar homes.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Visitors can hike the coastal bluffs at Shadmoor State Park, charter a boat, browse independent boutiques along Main Street, or climb the iconic Montauk Point Lighthouse at the easternmost tip of Long Island.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluffs
Verb
  • Today, greenwashing often disguises the true nature of corporate activity by appealing to the increasing number of people who care about environmental sustainability.
    — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The film itself is about a Jewish woman who refuses the limits imposed on her mind and disguises herself as a man in order to study, and the parallel was impossible to miss.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 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
  • The current acceleration in European EV sales - in the first half of 2026 EV sales rose about 40% to 1,220,890 (ACEA) compared with the same period last year - masks the overriding failure.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of masks
Noun
  • Musty is a great passer who can hit open lanes and has the patience to pull up and make plays.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • If this basin is not developed, one of Latin America’s premier shale oil plays will be lost.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 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
  • Apple's AirTag is among the popular devices that help people find their keys or other items.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On July 28, the nearby city of Stoughton also voted to cancel its own Flock contract, paying a $12,500 early buyout fee after intense local opposition to the devices.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • The silky, buildable formula camouflages all things acne scars, dark circles, and other blemishes without looking thick or cakey.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of camouflages

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