fake out

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Recent Examples of fake out The discography deep-dive portion of the set list kicked off with something of a fake out. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 Along the way, there’s illegitimate children, fake out deaths, and just about every soap opera cliché imaginable wrapped in gloriously stupid fun. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2024 The move pretty much faked out the forecasters and had the National Weather Service scrambling to draft a new cone of uncertainty. Andrew Lawrence, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023 Jaquez has impressive footwork and control with the ball to fake out defenders, and a majority of his scoring came from the midrange. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for fake out 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake out
Verb
  • What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Coffee badgers are often turned in by co-workers who resent having to comply with office attendance directives while others evade them, Nickson said.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The driver, identified as 43-year-old Nana Oppong-Bonsu of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with evading responsibility.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The hottest topic figures to be what to do about teams faking injuries to slow down opposing offenses.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Trying to fake that while also being the richest guy in the world is just so absurdly unnecessary.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.
    Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
  • On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.
    Jill Hopke, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Downtown Lake Placid is a collection of restaurants, shops and a 1920s-era movie theater that is strung along a cozy main street.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Whether strung along stair rails or draped across a mantle, this garland of gingerbread men and houses brings a fun, on-the-nose element to your seasonal decor.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Excessive demand on the system — usually from residents running hoses and sprinklers while firefighters pull water from hydrants — causes water pressure to drop and contaminants to get sucked in like a vacuum.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw, and stopped breathing almost instantly.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Fake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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