as in pretends
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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Christian pretends to fall so everyone looks at him, and then Devens stashes a fake idol wrapped in the real sheet from the BEBI.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026 -
On the right, Tucker Carlson has repeatedly asserted that Buttigieg only pretends to be gay, and is in fact a straight man faking homosexuality for political clout.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Students also practice drop-wheel recovery, which simulates what happens when a vehicle's tires drift off the side of the road.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mitchell Arens’ cinematography simulates a fugue-like state that mirrors the vortex of grief that pervades through this heartrending film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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All the this, however, assumes something more complete than what the Heat offered Saturday against the Magic.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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The measurement assumes the buyer has a 20% down payment, which in this case would be $80,360.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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The film touches on some darker family trauma that also affects you.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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Obesity disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic Americans, with 53% and 43% of each population affected, respectively.—
Alison Sexton Ward,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Passes (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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