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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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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Using a mathematical model, the study authors simulated how different sodium-to-potassium ratios affected bodily systems, including the renal system (kidneys), cardiovascular system, and gastrointestinal system.—
Alisa Hrustic,
Health,
1 May 2025
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The test facility is equipped with a dozen jet fans, each almost as tall as the workers who run them and powerful enough to simulate a Category 5 hurricane.—
Amal Elawady,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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In order to be approved for any of those products, a borrower needs a strong credit profile, and the willingness and ability to assume more debt.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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States like Florida could be forced to assume billions in costs for health care and disaster preparedness.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Throughout the movie, the men go to work without shirts — their only way to cope with the temperature — but that’s nothing compared to the everyday pressure put on normal citizens under the military dictatorship, whose grip endured for another eight years.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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The moms put on matching leggings, get in formation, and shake their little asses to something that resembles a beat.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Pass (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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