foxing

verb

Definition of foxingnext
present participle of fox
1
as in puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks

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2
as in outfoxing
to get the better of through cleverness no confidence man will ever fox me and get my hard-earned money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxing
  1. puzzling
  2. deceiving
  3. bothering
  4. overreaching
  5. fooling
  6. posing
Verb
  • The recent sightings of puzzling unidentified aircraft in New Jersey and other states have triggered yet another round of unanswered questions — and fueled conspiracy theories.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Take your puzzling skills in new directions.
    New York Times, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of puzzling
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  • The show is all about performance, as the only way to win the game is by deceiving the others.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Longstanding consumer protection laws prohibit business in other industries from deceiving consumers about fees and pricing.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of deceiving
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  • Somehow, that doesn’t cure Guillermo’s melancholy, and the other vamps theorize about why this is bothering Guillermo so much.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, focus on things like what's been bothering you in the past week, stress about an upcoming event, or a work incident that rubbed you the wrong way.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of bothering
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  • In the meantime, not everyone is convinced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t already overreaching in Syria to win domestic political points.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a difference between overreaching and more dangerous behaviors.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of overreaching
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  • The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But Khamenei’s bravado isn’t fooling anyone.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of fooling
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  • Other photos included the bunch walking arm-in-arm through Disneyland, posing in front of a Star Wars display and wearing matching orange shades.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Other photos included the bunch walking arm-in-arm through Disneyland, posing in front of a Star Wars display and wearing matching orange shades.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of posing
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