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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, she'll consider wearing only fake furs
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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
arrested for peddling "designer" watches that were fake
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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the boss's pitiful attempts at humor were met with fake laughter
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as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the fake friendliness of the sales rep made me want to gag
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as in hoax
an imitation that is passed off as genuine
experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake
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as in fraud
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake
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as in to counterfeit
to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive
pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot
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as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes
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as in to concoct
to perform, make, or do without preparation
if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech
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as in to evade
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it
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fake documents
a fake identity
a falsified identity
a fraudulent identity
a counterfeit identity
a fictitious identity
a feigned identity
fake news
a fake smile
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Recent Examples of fake
Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
These platforms sell complete phishing kits—web hosting, SMS delivery systems, fake landing pages, encryption tools—to other cybercriminals who want to run scams at scale.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Actress Deborah Ann Woll has said Foggy will be back too, somehow, whether that’s in flashbacks or the fan-theory idea that he’s faked his death (which has also happened in the comics before).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
While the legal filings appeared to offer substantial evidence that the works were fake, Roberts had previously touted his work with the Warhol Foundation.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
These platforms sell complete phishing kits—web hosting, SMS delivery systems, fake landing pages, encryption tools—to other cybercriminals who want to run scams at scale.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
However, with even modern imaging technology, these rudimentary decoys are easily detected as fakes and hence less useful.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
There’s a lot of stuff in this league that gets faked.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Actress Deborah Ann Woll has said Foggy will be back too, somehow, whether that’s in flashbacks or the fan-theory idea that he’s faked his death (which has also happened in the comics before).
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fake
Adjective
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Push your chairs and couches together to create a faux sectional look.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2025
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And while both traditional and faux leather-making processes involve chemicals, PVC can release pollutants and toxic chemicals.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Asia, a shadow trade war has long been fought in China over intellectual property—mainly counterfeit goods like putting a Blackhawks logo on an unauthorized cap.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Image Beware of counterfeit eclipse glasses and solar viewers.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Take a look at how Omar Kelly envisions the first round playing out in the second and likely final version of his mock draft, unless there’s a trade made before Thursday night’s first-round kickoff.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Without further ado, here is the sixth iteration of mock drafts, with this being the mock draft just before the final one, which will be put out on the day of the draft.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, baseball’s appeal will always be its moments of quiet wonder: the leaping outfielder robbing a homerun, the late-inning play at the plate, the double steal, the diving infielder preventing a winning run from scoring and the lifelong joy of a kid’s first hit in a Little League game.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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This double track would allow northbound and southbound trains to pass one another, increasing frequency and ridership.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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The duo forged a bond while on England duty at under-17 level.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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There’s only forging ahead into the next mission — with another yearlong time-jump just around the corner.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read: America is done pretending about meat All of this social-media attention has been translating into people’s actual eating habits, Victoria Fitzgerald, who oversees Whole Foods Market’s meat merchandising, told me.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The crowd cheered, but Rema was clearly lip-synching and not trying hard to pretend otherwise, pulling the mic away from his mouth while the recording of his voice continued.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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Epitomizing what seems an unsustainable recent trend, a second straight 2-0 win over Houston was concocted by way of their third sacrifice fly in two days and a Vinnie Pasquantino home run among their grand total of three hits.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Penzance Musical, an exquisitely funny, meticulously concocted theatrical pavlova—the 1879 operetta The Pirates of Penzance by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan—has been whacked with a mallet.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fake. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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