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pretending
noun as in feigning
Example Sentences
"These are major problems that can’t be fixed overnight. I make no bones about that, and there’s no point pretending otherwise. Meaningful change is not easy to deliver."
Ofcom has warned social media companies they will be punished if they fail to take significant extra steps to address the problem of children pretending to be adults online.
The Dolphins won that game and Hill scored a touchdown, which he celebrated by pretending to be placed in handcuffs with his teammates.
To the so-called paper sons and daughters, Chinese nationals who stayed in the U.S. by pretending you were related to American citizens: Thank you for the ingenuity you showed in circumventing sanctioned racism.
Sidhu has also had to fend off scam calls from people pretending to have her dog and demanding the reward money.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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