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Then, as if that were not enough excitement for any hunter at one time, a big mule-deer buck broke out of the thicket and bounded away to my left, straight for Sally.
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Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
To not to act as if the job is already done.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s an action and then a reaction, as if the gravity of his presence tilts the opposition’s structure in his direction.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The second time her video captured the boat, the man had ducked down below, almost as if to hide from the camera.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
To not to act as if the job is already done.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s an action and then a reaction, as if the gravity of his presence tilts the opposition’s structure in his direction.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The second time her video captured the boat, the man had ducked down below, almost as if to hide from the camera.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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