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Recent Examples of dissimulate The result is that Republican politicians dissimulate much more, and of course there is no comparable primary competition. Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 5 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimulate
pretend
Verb
  • An investigation revealed the teen had corresponded online with an individual pretending to be a 20-year-old woman, later identified by authorities as Kassi.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
  • And by the fourth, all that remained was an empty row of houses, merely pretending to be homes.
    Jessica Guerrieri, People.com, 9 May 2025

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“Dissimulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimulate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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