feigned
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Nevertheless, a judge was impressed, or feigned to be, with an obviously disingenuous antitrust claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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 another student enters and surveys the bodies on the ground in poorly feigned shock, few manage to suppress their giggles.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
“Go on,” Johnson says with a feigned seriousness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
So that night I feigned a flulike illness and locked myself in my room, then slipped out the window and climbed down a drainpipe to the ground.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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