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a quick movement that you make to trick an opponent
The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.
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Recent Examples of feint
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The fire was now moving like a prowling carnivore, feinting down one street a few blocks away and then changing its mind and slithering down a different avenue.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Jose Ramirez Breakdown Ramirez uses level changes and feints to set up his positioning and range and to pick up on the tendencies of his opponents.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
When the second Trump Administration, during its first week, feinted toward freezing federal funding programs, universities were among the institutions whose blood ran cold.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The fire was now moving like a prowling carnivore, feinting down one street a few blocks away and then changing its mind and slithering down a different avenue.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Which should have been a clue that the entire premise of Season 2 is an extended feint.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
Jose Ramirez Breakdown Ramirez uses level changes and feints to set up his positioning and range and to pick up on the tendencies of his opponents.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feint
Noun
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This wide, unruffled stretch of water framed by wooded bluffs is prime bald eagle territory.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Thus, the new project is to be built 25 feet from the bluff.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
Verb
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That's where the VIRSA framework comes in—an antidote to chaos disguised as complexity.—
Saby Waraich,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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What looks like one giant spotted egg is actually disguising a full polka dot dinnerware set, including two large plates and six bowls of various sizes, nested together like a Matryoshka doll.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
Noun
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This maneuver effectively circumvented the legislative process, bypassing public hearings, stakeholder consultation, and committee deliberation.—
Marcel Rodarte,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
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This is a fairly typical maneuver for NORAD jets enforcing temporary restrictions in the airspace around where the president is.—
Adeola Adeosun
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Speculation online has included allegations that the federal government was concealing information to shield powerful and prominent figures who were allegedly named in case records.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Meanwhile, her makeup turned more matte with concealed under eyes like at The Blonds Fall 2014 show.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Verb
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So ranked-choice voting was implemented as a stop-loss remedy — a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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That shaft was later concealed and camouflaged, more recent imagery also shows.—
Vasco Cotovio,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
Verb
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And as the number of A schools creeps upward, that’s ignited a debate on whether Florida is grading its schools effectively, and whether grade inflation is masking continued difficulties educating students.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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China's demand for petrol and diesel is falling as electric vehicle sales surge, but the trend is being masked by the country's massive strategic stockpiling of crude oil, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But that’s exactly what happened, as Musk posts and posts and posts on X. Musk is weaponizing Epstein – and Trump is feigning flabbergastaiton – because both know the president is vulnerable here now that his most fervent supporters and his most aggrieved detractors just don’t believe him.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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When Naomi discovers that Nicholas, too, has been feigning contentment, the two of them go head-to-head in a battle of pranks, sabotage, and all-out emotional warfare.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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“Feint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feint. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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