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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Jen has been complaining to Zac that Whitney only pretends to be her friend on camera.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026 -
The hypocrite pretends to be good because the hypocrite believes that society admires good and condemns wrong.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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