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verb

past tense of fake
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of faked
Adjective
Hyundai says technology efficiently prevents forgeries and faked fingerprints, performing five times more effectively than a conventional vehicle or smart keys. Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 Path possibilities include: (1) AI can take a human faked word and give it prominence and respectability. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 As for appeal, a finding of a faked injury can be reversed if medical information is provided that establishes the injury. Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2024 Inconsistent lighting and a fading or blurring of the boundaries between the faked elements of the video (such as mouth movements when lip-synching has been used) are all potential indicators. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for faked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faked
Adjective
  • This fake news gave white authorities the pretense to quash Black organizing and control Black labor.
    Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The reports that have gone viral on social media are fake news.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Seemingly as a gag to portray a darker Buddy, Ferrell held what appeared to be an unlit cigarette in his mouth and pretended to smoke it.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Oh Il-nam (Oh Yeong-su), a dying old man who pretended to be Gi-hun’s ally in the game.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • During his time in the White House, Ford started a program granting amnesty to some men who had evaded the draft during the Vietnam War in exchange for 24 months of public service.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Players gathered around the visitor’s dugout, where coach Jim Mora accepted the trophy, and took in the moment, embracing a feeling that has evaded the program for some time.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Fey and Poehler interrupted the host’s monologue, much to his (feigned) surprise, and critiqued his joke telling.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Behind the feigned admiration lurks a depth charge of judgement or criticism.
    John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The experiments were conducted in a wind tunnel that simulated hovering flight conditions, with researchers focusing on accurately discerning wind directions during tethered flapping.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Depending on the intensity, duration and sequence of those vibrations, sensations such as being tapped, stroked or squeezed can be simulated.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Buddy and his new pal lay on top of mailroom carts, intoxicated and exchanging banter — all of which was improvised.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The banter while Acheson and Ferrell laid in mail carts was improvised — and almost got cut.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Faked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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