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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Rudd then pretended to be in severe pain as paramedics hauled him away, presumably to a hospital.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Humanoid robots shadowboxed, danced and pretended to run small shops.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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The team in Beijing simulated what could happen if a power-beaming laser hit a satellite.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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The island has been under growing pressure from Beijing, which encircled it last week in a large-scale military exercise that simulated a blockade.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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In the 12 and a half years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired and the two since Sir Jim Ratcliffe assumed control of the club’s football operations, United have evidently not become a better football club.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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That same year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created and assumed control of the program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Others put on alert by Israel’s recognition are China and Turkey.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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His aunt, Jamileh, was a reformist Member of Parliament who was put on trial for attending a conference in Berlin and banned from running for a second term.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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As an immigration attorney in San Francisco, Velasquez says an uncontrolled border under Democrats worsened and affected her clients seeking legal immigration status.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Passed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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