"He told the truth because he was no good at feigning ."
],
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],
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"feign death"
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},
"examples":[
"I wince, feigning interest in a TV Guide and mumbling a hello. \u2014 Douglas Coupland , Generation X , 1991",
"Success keeps her busy. \"Relaxation",
"\u2026 Brad would sometimes clown or feign clumsiness just to crack her composed expression with a blush or a disapproving frown. \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1987",
"I would never feign illness just to get out of a test.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Alex causes an international incident snubbing Henry at a royal event, the two are ordered to feign a friendship. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"When faced with incriminating emails and documents in court, Monsanto officials feign amnesia while sticking to the company\u2019s official line. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"When their animosity for one another hits the tabloids, the two are forced to feign friendship for the sake of amicable U.S.-British relations. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
"Actors have been unstable types forever (playing other people for a living is odd work), but movie stars were once expected to feign elegance. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"While some may have managed to feign an expression of shock after the logic of Trumpism reached its apotheosis on January 6, 2021, the simple fact of the matter is that the GOP had long since been bent into its current anti-democratic shape. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
"There is also, as L. pointed out, very little effort to even feign otherwise. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Those who prefer less stimulating, quieter workplaces can thrive in the sanctity of their own home, being able to do their work without \u2018chatter,\u2019 interruptions, and having to feign social grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
"On day 2, Sandra confronts the two men, Nathan (a riveting Joris Jarsky) and Samuel (Yellowstone\u2019s Jefferson White), who feign ignorance about her note. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022"
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"Middle English feynen, feignen \"to make, fabricate, make a likeness of, dissemble, pretend to be,\" borrowed from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, going back to Latin fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be,\" going back to Indo-European *d h i-n-\u01f5 h - (whence also Old Irish con-u tuinc \"builds, constructs,\",Armenian dizanem \"[I] heap up\"), present tense derivative of *d h ei\u032f\u01f5 h - \"knead, shape,\" whence Gothic digan \"to knead, form from clay,\" Old Church Slavic zi\u017ed\u01eb, z\u012ddati \"to build,\" Lithuanian \u017eied\u017ei\u00f9, \u017ei\u1ebdsti \"to form, shape (from clay)\" (Balto-Slavic with metathesis of stop consonants), Armenian ed\u0113z \"(s/he) heaped up,\" Tocharian B tsik- \"fashion, shape, build,\" Sanskrit pari \u2026 d\u00e9hat \"will cover over, smear over\"":""
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feign assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive. assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling. affected an interest in art pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance. pretended that nothing had happened simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something. cosmetics that simulate a suntan feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate . feigned sickness counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words. an actor counterfeiting drunkenness sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible. shammed a most unconvincing limp",
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"profess",
"put on",
"sham",
"simulate"
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"genuine",
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"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
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"unfeigned",
"unforced"
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"examples":[
"the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert",
"the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This dance of feigned , unearned intimacies played on endlessly at every meeting. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Asked how people in Arkansas viewed the pandemic, Mallett chuckled and feigned ignorance. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Then Phillips ripped off the mask, rolled his eyes and feigned relief as the crowd cheered for him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
"Fans express outrage about the threat of brain damage to their heroes, so there must be at least a feigned effort at reducing hits. \u2014 James Surowiecki, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2019",
"And from the ashes of that feigned concern, Women Who Whiskey was born. \u2014 Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago , 6 July 2017",
"What followed was a listicle of Carey\u2019s erratic milestones\u2014her cartoonish MTV Cribs episode, her feigned ignorance of her celebrity rivals, and her hospitalization after behaving oddly on TRL. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Apr. 2018",
"For all of the piety of NCAA President Mark Emmert, and all of the feigned ignorance of prominent coaches, there is simply too much financial incentive to keep third parties at bay. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2018",
"On the other side of the road, his rival taunted him with feigned fear. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Sep. 2017"
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"\u02c8f\u0101nd"
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"phony",
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"pseudo",
"put-on",
"sham",
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"unnatural"
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"agonistic",
"argumentative",
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"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
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"quarrelsome",
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"truculent",
"warlike"
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"uncombative",
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"examples":[
"I was feisty , because people misinterpret what country music is, just like they think Southerners are a bunch of hicks. \u2014 Wynonna Judd , quoted in Rolling Stone , 8-22 July 1993",
"Humorist Cynthia Heimel never plays it safe, bless her feisty little heart. She's outrageous and hilarious, daring to say exactly what she and millions of other women really think \u2026 \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 May 1993",
"\u2026 Milwaukee was the last major industrial city to elect a Socialist mayor\u2014Frank P. Zeidler, a feisty octogenarian who teaches today at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \u2026 \u2014 Charles P. Pierce , Village Voice , 10 Mar. 1992",
"She never tired of hearing anecdotes from her childhood, and she particularly liked to hear how feisty she had been \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"The novel features a feisty heroine.",
"Even her opponents admire her feisty spirit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mars enters your relationship angle for the rest of July on the 5th and this means that others are likely to be a bit more feisty , testing your ability not to overreact. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Admittedly, in 2022, Spire\u2019s stock has been a little more feisty \u2026 but in the opposite direction of the S&P 500, racking up a 17% gain amid the market\u2019s chaos. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022"
],
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"feist + -y entry 1":""
},
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"bellicose",
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"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
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"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
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"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"I was feisty , because people misinterpret what country music is, just like they think Southerners are a bunch of hicks. \u2014 Wynonna Judd , quoted in Rolling Stone , 8-22 July 1993",
"Humorist Cynthia Heimel never plays it safe, bless her feisty little heart. She's outrageous and hilarious, daring to say exactly what she and millions of other women really think \u2026 \u2014 Donna Seaman , Booklist , 15 May 1993",
"\u2026 Milwaukee was the last major industrial city to elect a Socialist mayor\u2014Frank P. Zeidler, a feisty octogenarian who teaches today at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee \u2026 \u2014 Charles P. Pierce , Village Voice , 10 Mar. 1992",
"She never tired of hearing anecdotes from her childhood, and she particularly liked to hear how feisty she had been \u2026 \u2014 Lorene Cary , Black Ice , 1991",
"The novel features a feisty heroine.",
"Even her opponents admire her feisty spirit.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mars enters your relationship angle for the rest of July on the 5th and this means that others are likely to be a bit more feisty , testing your ability not to overreact. \u2014 Katharine Merlin, Town & Country , 1 July 2022",
"Admittedly, in 2022, Spire\u2019s stock has been a little more feisty \u2026 but in the opposite direction of the S&P 500, racking up a 17% gain amid the market\u2019s chaos. \u2014 Brett Owens, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
"Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022"
],
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"feist + -y entry 1":""
},
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"1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lacking a tail doesn\u2019t diminish a feist \u2019s value to its owner. \u2014 Colin Moore, Outdoor Life , 15 Jan. 2020"
],
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"obsolete fisting hound , from obsolete fist to break wind":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170332"
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": to make a pretense of":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feint Noun trick , ruse , stratagem , maneuver , artifice , wile , feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. the tricks of the trade ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression. the ruses of smugglers stratagem implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy. the stratagem -filled game maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy artifice implies ingenious contrivance or invention. the clever artifices of the stage wile suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements. used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself feint implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent. a feint toward the enemy's left flank",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.",
"Verb",
"He feinted with his right, then followed with a left hook.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Doubtless, the greedflationists will explain in due course how this is all part of some deeper scheme, a feint perhaps to trap the unwary. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"The knowing smiles on Muti, Hanna, and CSO strings\u2019 faces at the end of the concerto made their corny feint into B major at the end \u2014 present in some of Bottesini\u2019s many versions of the concerto, axed in others \u2014 almost forgivable. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That could prove more difficult if Mr. Putin decided to move some of his forces back \u2014 whether as a real retreat or a strategic feint . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"General Rudskoi\u2019s statement could also be a feint as Russia regroups for a new offensive. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Nobody ever said taking on Florida\u2019s political machine was for the feint of heart\u2014which may be why so few companies in the tourism industry have done it. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His outreach to Latin America could be a feint , a way to complicate the West\u2019s response to his threatened invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The initial reaction within the Biden Administration was to question whether the Russian move was yet another feint . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Thinning out the Russian Embassy may be part propaganda, part preparation for a looming conflict or part feint , Ukrainian and U.S. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Unlike Nolan, who wrestled with political questions in his Batman films\u2014successfully or not\u2014Snyder\u2019s movies feint toward depth. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 15 Mar. 2021",
"But instead of just directly attacking the tackle\u2019s near shoulder off the snap, Crawford disguises his intention by feinting a speed rush. \u2014 John Owning, Dallas News , 3 June 2020",
"Sandworm spent years obfuscating and feinting and leaving false flags to suggest that others were behind its handiwork. \u2014 Dina Temple-raston, Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2019",
"Also feinting were designers like Burberry\u2019s Riccardo Tisci and Area\u2019s Piotrek Panszczyk and Beckett Fogg, who used beading to create the effect of a dress layered upon a real one. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019",
"That does lead us down an interesting path, though: If the story and the stars are a lot of what makes great rom-coms work, and Hollywood is feinting toward more inclusive casting and storytelling, how will rom-coms evolve going forward",
"The Belgium midfielder feinted one way and then the other, Danny Rose got himself tied up in knots, and Januzaj bent a finish into the top corner. \u2014 Jonathan Clegg, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
"These threads, along with a drama school rivalry involving Diana Cowper\u2019s future movie star son, provide more than enough material for Horowitz to feint this way and that before revealing the killer and, just as important, the killer\u2019s motivations. \u2014 Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2018",
"Allen feinted left, drove right, spun back to the left \u2013 hounded the entire way by Newman \u2013 and then jumped back and fired. \u2014 George Schroeder, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2018"
],
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"borrowed from French feinte, going back to Middle French fainte, feinte \"act of dissembling, subterfuge,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of feindre \"to fabricate, dissemble, feign \"":"Noun",
"derivative of feint entry 1":"Verb"
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"first_known_use":{
"1644, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1741, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190019"
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English (Scots) fery , from Old English f\u0113re able to go; akin to Old English faran to travel, fare":""
},
"first_known_use":{
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"Portuguese, from feij\u00e3o bean, from Latin phaseolus kidney bean":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133331"
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": an Irish folk festival or convention patterned on the ancient feis and featuring games and competitions and usually traditional Irish music and dancing \u2014 compare eisteddfod":[],
": a wild banana ( Musa fehi ) widely cultivated in Polynesia and distinguished by an upright fruiting stalk bearing large thick fruits that have reddish orange or yellow skin and are edible only when cooked":[]
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"Irish Gaelic, from Middle Irish, feast; akin to Old English wist food, feast, existence, Old High German wist food, Old Norse vist food, dwelling, Gothic wists nature, essence, Old English wesan to be":"Noun"
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"f\u0101-\u02c8y\u014d-\u0259"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"If the rats are pollinating the feijoa plants, their behavior is a bit unusual. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"Earlier this month, the brewery released Kiwi Wrangler Kolsch, a beer featuring New Zealand hops, kiwifruit, and Brazilian feijoa puree. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2021",
"Your pineapple guava, also known as the feijoa , grows as a shrub to small tree that eventually needs a 25-gallon or larger container. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 27 July 2019",
"Add the dry mixture to the feijoa mixture and stir until just combined. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 13 June 2018",
"Pineapple guava plants, also called feijoa shrubs, can be grown in foundation plantings, used as hedges or developed into tree forms with their attractive silvery foliage. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com , 24 June 2017",
"Most of the plants \u2013 gardenia, camellia, citrus, feijoa , rosemary, mondo grass and herbs \u2013 are all doing very well. \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com , 8 June 2017"
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"New Latin, genus name, from Jo\u00e3o da Silva Feij\u00f3 \u20201824 Brazilian naturalist":""
": an issue framed often by an equity court or by arrangement of the parties in order to try before a jury a question of fact which the court either has not the power to try or is unwilling to try : an issue of fact that does not actually exist between the parties to litigation since it is based upon an obvious fiction":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feint Noun trick , ruse , stratagem , maneuver , artifice , wile , feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. the tricks of the trade ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression. the ruses of smugglers stratagem implies a ruse used to entrap, outwit, circumvent, or surprise an opponent or enemy. the stratagem -filled game maneuver suggests adroit and skillful avoidance of difficulty. last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy artifice implies ingenious contrivance or invention. the clever artifices of the stage wile suggests an attempt to entrap or deceive with false allurements. used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself feint implies a diversion or distraction of attention away from one's real intent. a feint toward the enemy's left flank",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The boxer made a feint with his right, then followed with a left hook.",
"Verb",
"He feinted with his right, then followed with a left hook.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Doubtless, the greedflationists will explain in due course how this is all part of some deeper scheme, a feint perhaps to trap the unwary. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"The knowing smiles on Muti, Hanna, and CSO strings\u2019 faces at the end of the concerto made their corny feint into B major at the end \u2014 present in some of Bottesini\u2019s many versions of the concerto, axed in others \u2014 almost forgivable. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"That could prove more difficult if Mr. Putin decided to move some of his forces back \u2014 whether as a real retreat or a strategic feint . \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"General Rudskoi\u2019s statement could also be a feint as Russia regroups for a new offensive. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Nobody ever said taking on Florida\u2019s political machine was for the feint of heart\u2014which may be why so few companies in the tourism industry have done it. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His outreach to Latin America could be a feint , a way to complicate the West\u2019s response to his threatened invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The initial reaction within the Biden Administration was to question whether the Russian move was yet another feint . \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Thinning out the Russian Embassy may be part propaganda, part preparation for a looming conflict or part feint , Ukrainian and U.S. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Unlike Nolan, who wrestled with political questions in his Batman films\u2014successfully or not\u2014Snyder\u2019s movies feint toward depth. \u2014 Eliana Dockterman, Time , 15 Mar. 2021",
"But instead of just directly attacking the tackle\u2019s near shoulder off the snap, Crawford disguises his intention by feinting a speed rush. \u2014 John Owning, Dallas News , 3 June 2020",
"Sandworm spent years obfuscating and feinting and leaving false flags to suggest that others were behind its handiwork. \u2014 Dina Temple-raston, Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2019",
"Also feinting were designers like Burberry\u2019s Riccardo Tisci and Area\u2019s Piotrek Panszczyk and Beckett Fogg, who used beading to create the effect of a dress layered upon a real one. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 1 Apr. 2019",
"That does lead us down an interesting path, though: If the story and the stars are a lot of what makes great rom-coms work, and Hollywood is feinting toward more inclusive casting and storytelling, how will rom-coms evolve going forward? \u2014 Alissa Wilkinson, Vox , 29 Aug. 2018",
"The Belgium midfielder feinted one way and then the other, Danny Rose got himself tied up in knots, and Januzaj bent a finish into the top corner. \u2014 Jonathan Clegg, WSJ , 28 June 2018",
"These threads, along with a drama school rivalry involving Diana Cowper\u2019s future movie star son, provide more than enough material for Horowitz to feint this way and that before revealing the killer and, just as important, the killer\u2019s motivations. \u2014 Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2018",
"Allen feinted left, drove right, spun back to the left \u2013 hounded the entire way by Newman \u2013 and then jumped back and fired. \u2014 George Schroeder, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2018"
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