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feinted

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past tense of feint

as in bluffed

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Any time the Patriots succeed with a new blitz or bluffed blitz in the first quarter, offenses expect to see it again later in the game.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
On the second interception, Simmons said Delaware bluffed as if an all-out blitz was coming before falling back into coverage and making the pick.

— Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

Definition of bluffed

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When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The 414-foot Lürssen wasn’t a floating palace like most of the world’s largest yachts before it, but an expedition ship disguised as a superyacht, complete with submarines, helipads, a drive-in marina, and research capabilities.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
In Tech Reviews Science Entertainment AI Policy If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

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The film tells the story of a woman studying her body’s relationship to self and society, and the political weight placed on women’s bodies in Tanzania, and challenging duty masked as love.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Those modest moves masked some big swings happening underneath the market’s surface.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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