Beat and Fake

Beat

Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.

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Fake and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fake" instead a verb "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Fake verb - To imitate or copy especially in order to deceive.

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Beat and fake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

old	old beat	old fake
good	good beat	good fake
best	best beat	best fake
long	long beat	long fake
Other adjectives: similar, obvious, brutal, actual, cool, bad, horrible, next, giant.

someone	beat someone	fake someone
number	beat number	fake number
army	beat army	fake army
death	beat death	fake death
Other words: time, way, face, confession, version.

You're actually forced to beat the game two times in one sitting to see the real ending, which at that point is likely to feel even less rewarding than the fake one.

Source: Fake Longevity
The Leverage episode "The San Lorenzo Job" is a beat-for-beat and twist-for-twist adaptation of The Stainless Steel Rat for President, right down to the fake assassination.

Source: Whole Plot Reference
The first example was in issue 10, with Snake-Eyes slowing down his heart beat to fake death in order to fool Dr. Venom.

Source: Supernatural Martial Arts

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