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Some were nodding, brows furrowed, as if in a foreign-language class; others were trying not to bust up laughing.
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Her curly copper hair bounced on her head, as if ready for a fight.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The cold stillness felt temporary — as if the growers would return at any moment to prop up the crumpled tents, replant their crop and fling more beer cans and dirty underwear into the woods.
—Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
And just as the sun slipped away, a shooting star crossed the sky…as if to remind us that none of this is random.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Her curly copper hair bounced on her head, as if ready for a fight.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The cold stillness felt temporary — as if the growers would return at any moment to prop up the crumpled tents, replant their crop and fling more beer cans and dirty underwear into the woods.
—Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
And just as the sun slipped away, a shooting star crossed the sky…as if to remind us that none of this is random.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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