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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This assumes no growth in demand.—
Alex Pavlak,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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But things take a turn for the worse when Edward's clairvoyant sister Alice (Ashley Greene) mistakenly assumes Bella plummeted to her death while cliffdiving.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tourism boards in Wisconsin consistently note that seasonal demand affects accommodation availability, making early communication especially helpful for guests.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The dense fog advisory also affects communities including Fresno, Merced, Kerman, Los Banos, Sanger, Selma, Tulare and Visalia.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Passes (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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