pretend
Example Sentences
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But while Amanda's game plan slipped under the radar, the traitors have shared their suspicions that Fiona may be the secret traitor and "pretending to be a bit less perceptive than she actually is".
From BBC
Those changes include trying to deal with the cheaters and "bots" - machines pretending to be players to level up characters without effort - and doing something almost unthinkable in modern games.
From BBC
Traditional alliance leaders pretend to care about shared values.
From MarketWatch
Stokes said England also needed more time, but admitted no one really knew how the wicket would play despite captains and coaches pretending they did.
From Barron's
What faded wasn’t body positivity, but the pressure to pretend everyone believed in it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
