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charade

[shuh-reyd, shuh-rahd] / ʃəˈreɪd, ʃəˈrɑd /


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Chaminade student Pablo Suarez pulled off the charade of the year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Having never signed up for this sad charade, malicious compliance is one of the few weapons she has.

From Salon Dec. 11, 2025

Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch Nov. 27, 2025

“Jain’s and Cohen’s months-long charade was deliberate, coordinated, and unlawful,” Palantir said in the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

I did not hear of this charade until the next day, and did not understand its purport; rather thinking it a pleasant interlude from the more brutal games of the Sons of Liberty.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Instead, they take turns to silently perform a series of moves and poses that look, to the untrained eye, as if they are playing charades or, as they writhe on the ground, breakdancing.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Over five hours, the families competed in 12 events spanning from Jenga to charades.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"We divided attendees into groom and bride's teams and organised games like charades and guessing who the relative is from a stereotype," said CEO Anurag Pandey.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

Hitler ran a regime that engaged in elaborate charades to bamboozle sympathetic and influential foreigners about the nature of the Nazi state.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2024

Percy had never been good at charades, but Hedge nodded like he understood.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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