feigned
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Which woman will accept his obviously feigned love?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“We’re supposed to be bright and alert pupils with intelligent and witty repartee,” Cumberbatch says, straightening up with feigned attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
When a press release informed me Howie had scheduled a brief homecoming, I feigned a news hook: If I could interview him by phone, I would write a feature about "Stuck Rubber Baby."
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Ms Heer said Harris "feigned ignorance" by sending two messages to the victim asking what had happened.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
I waved back at everyone and feigned surprise each time the group of children following me appeared on various streets grinning, but I didn’t stop and ask for help.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing feigned
Fake It 'Til You Make It: Synonyms for "False"
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