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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The human therapist pretends to be a client.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
By March, the city pretends the interruption never happened.—
Alexandra Martinez,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2026
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Today's test simulates a frontal collision where the cars are slightly offset from each other.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2025
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Another installation simulates the interior of Aquarius Reef Base, complete with bunks, galley tables and stories from Scripps Oceanography researchers like Dale Stokes and Jim Leichter, who’ve completed multiple missions there.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2025
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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The funding lapse affects the Pentagon and agencies such as the Transportation Department and DHS, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.—
Meg Kinnard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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That affects producers, which in turn affect the stock market and 401 (k) plans, which can draw the attention of political decision-makers.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Passes (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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