as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends
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The two initially make a deal where Hannah exchanges free tutoring lessons for Garrett pretending to be her boyfriend, making her crush jealous.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026 -
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
15 May 2026
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Dick Clark Productions and Sony Pictures Television’s 19 Entertainment were behind the series, which featured weekly dance challenges intended to simulate the realities of a successful dance career.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Cutting back the plants severely will simulate late new growth, which will be very susceptible to winter kill.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
9 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Scott, the attorney, also said Thursday that Williamson assumed, based on her conversations with McCluskie, that McCluskie had spoken to Becerra about the concept of the money transfer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Recommended Stories That’s assuming there’s actually enough of it accessible on the moon to be profitably extracted.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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During testing, an official test load of up to 2 tons was put on the bridge (representing the heaviest snowplows, among others).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Bell also received a second stent and was put on blood thinners to reduce the risk of another clot forming.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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“Pass (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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