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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Call center workers often pretended to be Apple or Microsoft employees.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Such stories play upon our own imaginings; anyone who’s run a toy car across the landscape of a floor, or pretended a planter was a jungle, or made a mountain out of a mound, or projected themselves into a model train layout — indeed, a scene here — will relate.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Boone said Carlos Rodón, set back by some hamstring tightness, simulated two innings in a bullpen session on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team members simulated different atomic arrays to get a sense of how fast each size could crack the two main encryption schemes, called Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA) and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC).—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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As a reluctant child of the Ain’t it Cool News era, the Drafthouse had long assumed some kind of legendary status in my mind.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Investors have assumed that geopolitical tensions will eventually fade and markets will rebound.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Local chefs gather for this four-day event put on by the Fort Worth Food and Wine Foundation to show off their culinary talents.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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For some, the spiral began in November when their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits were put on hold due to the federal government shutdown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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So many were affected by my breakdown.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House, which wasn’t affected by the decisions by Democrat Swalwell and Republican Gonzales.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Passed (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passed%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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