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Tina, as though offended by Lilian’s nonchalance, clicked her tongue and retrieved a Band-Aid from a drawer.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
But this time, while the heels are still sky high, they’re covered in spiked hardware, as though Lively’s character, Emily Nelson, has needed to armor up while away.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
At two months old, he's splayed across her body, fast asleep, while other lambs walk over to sniff the lamb and human, as though wondering what's going on.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This is my first novel in 11 years… And so having finally finished a novel feels as though I am reunited with myself.
—Lindsay Totty, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
But this time, while the heels are still sky high, they’re covered in spiked hardware, as though Lively’s character, Emily Nelson, has needed to armor up while away.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
At two months old, he's splayed across her body, fast asleep, while other lambs walk over to sniff the lamb and human, as though wondering what's going on.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This is my first novel in 11 years… And so having finally finished a novel feels as though I am reunited with myself.
—Lindsay Totty, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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