as in pretended
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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Take Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola, who pretended to be this African native descended from the Lost Tribe of Israel but was actually born in Baltimore in the Jim Crow South.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Link then called 911 and pretended not to know who Jimenez was despite being married to him for nine years, Bergida said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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Using that precise orbital data, Makadia's team simulated spacecraft impacts under a variety of conditions and projected Bennu's potential keyhole encounters, creating detailed impact-probability maps.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Everything else must be simulated and/or modeled and/or theoretically predicted, and that comes along with enormous uncertainties.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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On the play Warner got hurt, the 49ers were missing a right defensive end, and coaches mistakenly assumed practice-squad call-up Trevis Gipson stayed on the field to fill that role after racing down on kickoff coverage and making the initial hit on a tackle.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Indivisible is putting on No Kings with organizations including the ACLU, 50501, Planned Parenthood, the Sunrise Movement and various labor unions.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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MacKinnon and his new running mate certainly put on a show Saturday night.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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And 11% say that social media use has negatively affected their schoolwork.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Snow accumulations may be affected by diurnal trends and sun angle.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Passed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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