Thesaurus results for PASSED (FOR)

passed (for)

verb

past tense of pass (for)

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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At first, Universal set up that experience with a clever narrative shift that pretended to put guests into a Universal movie after spending the tour learning how they were made.

— Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
Barcenas' tea-sipping celebration was a tribute to Alex Morgan, one of the Wave's owners, who pretended to take a sip of tea after scoring in a match against England during the 2019 Women's World Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of pretended

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Earlier milestones included megawatt-class propulsion tests inside NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed, which simulated flights at altitudes up to 45,000 feet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
The pic was lensed in Globo’s modern studios in Rio, with technology that simulated sequences in Antarctica.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 July 2026

Definition of simulated

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Keynes assumed that once material scarcity eased, human beings would naturally turn towards the art of living.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
All because voters assumed that simply reaching the SEC Championship Game and beating Georgia was an unimaginable accomplishment.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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About the new Opera Carolina season The upcoming opera season has more major productions that the company put on during its current season, which listed three main stage shows but put on two.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
The process was put on hold for one year by a protest of Railyards residents last summer, who argued the city should require that developers build a larger portion of affordable housing in the district.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

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Earlier screening may be appropriate for those with additional risk factors, including a family history of diabetes, a history of gestational diabetes or PCOS and membership in a population disproportionately affected by diabetes.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 29 July 2026
To figure out how this break affected ribosome function, the researchers engineered it into Escherichia coli bacteria.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

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