as in maneuvers
sports
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 feints
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Khamenei has made feints and tactical adjustments.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feints
Noun
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The island wallflower stabilizes sand dunes and bluffs along the California coast and on the Channel Islands.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fog brushes the bluffs like a tide turned into vapor.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and becomes a servant to Duke Orsino (Khris Davis).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Denzel plays the earnest private with a secret with a smart, eager-to-please manner that disguises the cunning and danger underneath.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What is framed as independence often masks a deeper vulnerability.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The rule made kickoffs more like scrimmage plays by placing the coverage players and blockers close together to eliminate the high-speed collisions that had contributed to so many injuries on the play.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles have totaled 10 such plays through two games, second fewest in that span only to the 2023 season (9) within the Sirianni era.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Someone who’s really living the Andrew Tate-like lifestyle Jacob only feigns is his bestie Cameron (Dylan Playfair).—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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New downloads of Weather are no longer possible on Wear OS 6 devices from third-party manufacturers, such as Samsung, OnePlus and others.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Why Healthcare Needs a Data Overhaul Healthcare systems are generating more data than ever before, from electronic health records and lab results to imaging scans, insurance claims, and even patient updates from wearable devices.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dillon took a beat to think about what works for him before sharing his tips and tricks to remaining youthful.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Weaver shares his go-to honey tips, tricks and cocktail recipes.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Feints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feints. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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