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 But the rest of the movie is straight-faced, as though its story of two reckless sociopaths vying to destroy the world in their respective modes weren’t appallingly depressing. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 Adults can’t expect to cosy up to an activist movement that regularly calls for a friend’s assassination, then assert their right to the former friend’s love, as though the friend was in fact their mother. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 In a video posted to TikTok account @sofetchcara on July 25, Cara's owner approached the puppy, who was lying outside in the garden, looking as though she was worn out from something. MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 In the very far future, googols of years from now, the Universe will behave as though this zero-point energy is the only thing left within it. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.

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