Feint and Show

Feint

Feint noun - Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack).
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Show and feint are semantically related. in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a noun "Feint".

Nearby Words: feinted, feinting

Show

Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.

Feint and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feint" instead a noun "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

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  • This can get hilarious if the show heavily recycles footage, as last week's Wronski Feint can become tonight's Attack Pattern Alpha.
  • Series / NUMB3RS Usually the clues require advanced mathematics to unravel, since the show's Aesop is that "Math is useful and mathematicians are like superheroes—with math." Defensive Feint Trap: Used in the episode Assassin and discussed with a chess analogy.
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