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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday
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as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender
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Accountancy has seen several cheating scandals in recent years, with the Big Four firms hit with multimillion-dollar fines after staff tricked internal exams, but the sector is far from alone.—
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
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The initial scheme involved a nonprofit organization that tricked state and federal officials into paying them to serve food to thousands of hungry children but never provided the meals.—
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The Ravens would find the endzone once again with nine minutes left in regulation after Lamar Jackson evaded heavy pressure from Pittsburgh's front seven to find Zay Flowers for a 50-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 17-13.—
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Out-of-state businesses that evaded city taxes by hiding city business income.—
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Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.—
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Trump told people that Rupert deceived him.—
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In order to fully get away with the crimes, Alice faked having dementia, so no one would ever suspect her.—
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Less than two minutes later, on a fast break, Jalen Douglas faked a shot, then dumped the ball down low to Sims, who scored on a layup.—
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The first generation of Iranian revolutionaries—including octogenarians like Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—have long fooled themselves about their future.—
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Don’t be fooled by their jaw-dropping price, the bottoms deliver an expensive look thanks to their dark wash and classic cut.—
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There’s nothing special about how he got sucked in.—
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In the Dominican Republic, an adult died after having been sucked in a sewer while trying to clean it, the deputy director of the country's emergency agency, Julian Garcia, told NBC News.—
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Christmas lights glow above, strung along the streetlamps, incongruous against the heavy security presence that dominates the scene.—
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Hundreds of baskets holding young oysters called spat are strung along a line that floats on the surface and sways like a long black snake in the water.—
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“Faked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faked%20out. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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