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as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday
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as in to evade
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender
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Recent Examples of fake out
Jaquez has impressive footwork and control with the ball to fake out defenders, and a majority of his scoring came from the midrange.
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Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
It’s meant to fake out patients one way or the other so that, theoretically, even those not receiving the drug being researched might feel a bit of a psychedelic effect.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
Murray faked out the Chicago Cubs crowd by pausing before heading to the mound, only to jet off in a full-out sprint around the bases and then slide into home plate.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Similarly, Disney Channel alum Sabrina Carpenter opted to fake out an audience while on tour in Salt Lake City.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
It’s meant to fake out patients one way or the other so that, theoretically, even those not receiving the drug being researched might feel a bit of a psychedelic effect.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
Murray faked out the Chicago Cubs crowd by pausing before heading to the mound, only to jet off in a full-out sprint around the bases and then slide into home plate.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Similarly, Disney Channel alum Sabrina Carpenter opted to fake out an audience while on tour in Salt Lake City.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake out
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah fighters have been using pagers as a low-tech means of communication in an attempt to evade Israeli location-tracking, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters this year.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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El Monte police said that charges of kidnapping and felony evading would be submitted to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Your partner is either fooling himself or attempting to fool you.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fischer, who played the paper company's receptionist Pam (until she was promoted), explained that creator Greg Daniels even filmed a fake version of the episode to fool them.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni Lamar Jackson rolled out right on 1st-and-goal, faked a run and then found Nelson Agholor wide open in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown catch.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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There is a theory — deriving from the QAnon movement, apparently — that goes like this: President Obama and Vice President Biden conspired with Iran to fake the death of Osama bin Laden.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Decisions made in good faith leave you vulnerable to being deceived as the moon clashes with Neptune.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung along our streets, millions of tons of thin metallic threads do the job of electrifying the world.Gregory Barber, WIRED, 14 July 2022
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Not asking me out, of course, just stringing along a purposeless conversation.R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024
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The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its minuscule volume, however, would at least prevent you from getting sucked in.Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Fake out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake%20out. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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