as though

as in like
the way it would be or one would do if the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet

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Recent Examples of as though Here Lukashenko grew more circumspect, as though such questions were not consequential enough to delay the peace process. Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 One person with knowledge of the situation says Pierson continues to pitch agency capabilities as though Newland is still active, and Pierson has continued, even this year, to include it on her email signature. Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Blanching also preserves flavor, as though pressing the pause button on the aging process. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025 And what work remains, that official said, feels as though it’s being done in molasses. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as though

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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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