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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Unafraid of sinking as low as possible at the welfare office, Dennis pretended to be recovering from a crack problem while Dee feigned intellectual disability, but the caseworker wasn’t buying it.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
The hacker pretended to be one of the furniture company's employees and changed the vendor's bank account on file with Children's.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of pretended

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The researchers simulated the chips using Synopsys Design Compiler to evaluate their power consumption, performance, and physical size.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of simulated

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Since Escola, who won a Tony for playing Mary, left the production, tons of famous faces have assumed the part including Jane Krakowski, Tituss Burgess, Betty Gilpin, Maya Rudolph and Meg Stalter.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Her current role will be assumed by new General Counsel Jennifer Newstead.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of assumed

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Five weeks before the 2026 NFL season kicks off, CBS Sports‘ lead analyst Tony Romo has been put on leave following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2026
That question is why the launch traveled well beyond the AI community, and why the reflexive read in the market was that the Western leaders had just been put on notice.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of put on

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Wednesday's meeting saw more than 60 members of the public address the AQMD board to explain how the ongoing situation has affected them.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The survivor provided a powerful statement at Puga’s sentencing on how his acts had affected her, prosecutors said.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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