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as though

ADVERB
seemingly
Synonyms
WEAK
apparently evidently presumably probably supposedly
CONJUNCTION
as if
Synonyms
WEAK
as it were as it would be as might be in such a way that just as just as if just as though so to speak

Example Sentences

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At the time, her mother was in hospital and she said it felt as though little was going right.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Tipp said it now looks as though the economy could have supported a higher fed-funds rate some time ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And at times, it felt as though this one might get away from him too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Reality fell heavily on my shoulders, and the warm safety of the chair and the blanket and the fire vanished as though someone had thrown me back in that icy shower.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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