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In the tournament that young basketball players dream of one day playing in, in a game in which team members had every reason to play as though their lives depended on the outcome, Georgia played with the intensity and focus of a pickup game at the YMCA.
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
That continued during every stoppage on the bench, as though trying to will his team to stay on its shocking course.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Chear felt as though students — and faculty — were being set up to fail.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
In a way, this is appropriate for a movie about a woman who feels as though she’s been hollowed out inside.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
That continued during every stoppage on the bench, as though trying to will his team to stay on its shocking course.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Chear felt as though students — and faculty — were being set up to fail.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
In a way, this is appropriate for a movie about a woman who feels as though she’s been hollowed out inside.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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