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bluffing

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verb

present participle of bluff
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluffing
Verb
  • James cuts back inside onto his right foot, fooling the defender, rather than going to the byline off his left foot.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Each plays a role in fooling their foe, who captures the turtle, while the deer, heeding the turtle’s good counsel, manages a sly escape.
    John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This prompt gives you enough talking points to contribute thoughtfully without pretending to be an expert.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Interspersed in the narrative, there are South Asian folktales about a jackal who is punished for pretending to be a king and a foolish man who puts all his eggs in a basket.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The characters are petty, duplicitous, conniving — and also, somehow, strangely sympathetic.
    Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Othello star Jake Gyllenhaal’s backstage home-away-from-home in Broadway’s Barrymore theater is an extension of the Shakespearean world he’s been steeped in while developing his version of Iago, the duplicitous ensign to the titular Venetian army general played by Denzel Washington.
    Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of assuming what people want or need, AI and machine learning analyze actual data and recommend alternatives based on individual situations.
    Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Not his mother’s death but Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Palestinians, the Arabs, the Muslims, the hypocritical leftists.
    David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
  • That sounds a little hypocritical to me.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The show, hosted by actor Alan Cumming and set in a remote Scottish castle, features reality TV veterans and celebrities working together—and often deceiving each other—in challenges for a cash prize.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Appearances, though, can be deceiving.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to large-scale data theft, economic disruption, and intelligence breaches, quantum computers could be used for malicious purposes such as simulating and synthesizing chemical weapons or optimizing the flight trajectories of a swarm of drones.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Nvidia’s Omniverse allows users to put together world scenes digitally, simulating a physical environment.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Even insincere inquiries are generally appreciated.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bluffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluffing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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