Thesaurus results for PASS (FOR)

pass (for)

verb

Definition of pass (for)

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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Storch does not pretend to be a long-distance lover of English football.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
An ostrich recommends that Taylor hide and pretend nothing happened.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretend

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The ride is more of an amusement park-like thrill attraction, in which guests will sit in two-person pods and then attach to a mechanical arm that will lift them into the air and attempt to simulate sensations of flight.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Getting real, not simulated, data on the vest’s performance would mean sending it onboard an Orion spacecraft all the way to deep space and waiting for a solar storm to happen, which is hardly feasible.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of simulate

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States with higher average benefits would see larger cuts, according to CRFB, whose analysis assumes a 24% across-the-board cut.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Hayden Heights For years, any number of drivers passing the Hayden Heights Library on White Bear Avenue have assumed the boxy, unadorned 1979 building was some form of warehouse or private office, according to library surveys.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

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Third-quarter duel Clark and Bueckers put on a show in the third quarter, helping their teams emerge from a sluggish first half.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
While Belden’s former home is Victorian style, in the late 1950s a wing was put on that is modernism.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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pass (for)

passibility

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