as in pretending
to present a false appearance of
I would never feign illness just to get out of a test
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feigning
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These aggregators take polling data and run simulations of an election some 10,000 times to predict its likely outcome.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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According to FiveThirtyEight's most recent simulation, Harris' largest victory margin is 493 Electoral College votes to Trump's 45.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The charges included fraud, forgery, and conspiracy.Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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The original 41-count indictment included racketeering charges, conspiracy to commit forgery and perjury.Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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These worries extend beyond potential deep fakes and foreign intervention, which have dominated recent news coverage.Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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State of play: Election officials in heavily Latino states like Arizona have already expressed concerns about the use of deep fakes.Marina E. Franco (Noticias Telemundo for Axios), Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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For many brands, the process of identifying counterfeits starts with conducting test purchases of products online.Annie Palmer,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Crane specializes in micro-optic securities to protect products against counterfeits.Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Feigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feigning. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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