shammed

verb

past tense of sham
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of shammed a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy

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  1. pretended
  2. assumed
  3. simulated
Verb
  • In 17 of those 19 times, the chatbot cited one of the outlets that pretended to be a local news site.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors said Navarrete then drove to his parents’ home with his children and pretended to discovered his parents were dead.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assumed custody of the body for further investigation into the cause of death.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Castro assumed Clark wanted to speak to him about an incident earlier that day in which Castro was accused of threatening an officer with a knife, according to an arrest warrant.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • Herbert also worked on his footwork and simulated throws with a green water ball instead of throwing.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Russian military simulated an attack using the Nivelir system in 2020.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of simulated
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“Shammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shammed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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