Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feinted
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On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly feigned mental illness to gain admittance to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island in New York (now known as Roosevelt Island) in 1887.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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This week on Raw, Lynch and Rollins feigned those communication issues to allow Lynch to execute a cheap attack on Lee.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The 8,500-square-foot property—complete with gardens, a pool, and a separate guesthouse—became the setting for her surprise 2015 wedding to Theroux, cleverly disguised as a birthday party for him and attended by about 70 close friends.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, thieves disguised as construction workers stole, during broad daylight, eight pieces of the French crown jewels estimated to be worth roughly $100 million.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Explosive devices can be unpredictable, easily triggered, hard to detect or camouflaged.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Though the structures appear to only be heads, many of them have full bodies that have been concealed by sediment over the centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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The train containing the four ride vehicles, including the Dodge Charger, will be concealed during this initial test phase — though a version of the Charger chassis was revealed to media this summer.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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By 2025, Gallup reported Democrats regaining a slight edge in party affiliation, but this masked deeper fractures as internal polls showed growing liberal extremism, with bases demanding purity tests on social issues that repelled moderates.—
Nafees Alam,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Having masked federal officers in our streets creates terror and chaos in our streets.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Feinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feinted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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