as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the pseudo friendliness of a salesperson trying to sell you something
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Recent Examples of pseudo
Snooping around the fancy Manodrome mansion — where other lost souls feel a sense of pseudo-familial support — Ralphie finds a gun in Dan’s desk drawer (likely stashed there by Chekhov).
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
Sure, Faith Family plays a pseudo-national schedule, with 11 of its first 26 games against out-of-state teams.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
In the show, which is directed by Burnham, Berlant performs a pseudo-biographical monologue about her journey as an actor.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Democrats hate that Medicare Advantage has been available as a pseudo-private alternative to original Medicare’s single-payer arrangement.
—Casey B. Mulligan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
Sure, Faith Family plays a pseudo-national schedule, with 11 of its first 26 games against out-of-state teams.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
In the show, which is directed by Burnham, Berlant performs a pseudo-biographical monologue about her journey as an actor.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Democrats hate that Medicare Advantage has been available as a pseudo-private alternative to original Medicare’s single-payer arrangement.
—Casey B. Mulligan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pseudo
Adjective
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The couple misspelled words a few times during their mock challenge against him.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
2 June 2025
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For instance, Martinez explained, the program provides an experiential understanding of the workings of city government in a day when participants take on roles in a mock city council meeting with the mayor.—
Nicole Gregory,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s a backdrop of fake news and collective anxiety.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Federal agents concluded that many of the documents, which were turned over by an attorney representing the restaurant, were fake or falsified, according to the warrant.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Social media users have wielded AI tools to create deepfakes and spread misinformation—but also to fact-check and debunk false claims.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 June 2025
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On Wednesday, Dobbins addressed the story about his false claims.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Coulombe has been out since May 5 with a strained left forearm.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The official synopsis for Father Mother Sister Brother reads: Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
31 May 2025
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Concurrently, fire exclusion policies aimed to protect young stands but inadvertently led to unnatural fuel accumulation beneath regenerating trees.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Most mechanical keyboards use a flat ribbon cable to connect the PCB to the bottom case.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Driving through deep water can also negatively affect a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Hassabis spoke about artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is generally understood as AI that is smarter than humans.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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The general goal is to either reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) or maybe even the outstretched possibility of achieving artificial superintelligence (ASI).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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More good news The Dodgers got some good news on three pitching fronts this week: Shohei Ohtani took part in another live batting practice session, throwing 44 pitches over three simulated innings, striking out six.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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While simulated reasoning models like o3-pro often show measurable improvements over general-purpose models on analytical tasks, research suggests these gains come from allocating more computational resources to traverse their neural networks in smaller, more directed steps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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“Pseudo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudo. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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