as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
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Recent Examples of charade
Jessie calling out Wes in the Stronghold, Wes absolutely eviscerating him in return or Joel McHale’s reaction to the whole charade?
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
When a mix-up leads to a rumor about him being engaged to her daughter, the whole family jumps in to keep up the charade.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
His veil could be fairly interpreted as a reference to the charade of modern celebrity.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
In true farcical fashion, Yellow Face escalates quickly, with the all-too-earnest Marcus soon believing his own charade and DHH left gaping in the dust like Dr. Frankenstein, appalled at his creation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
When a mix-up leads to a rumor about him being engaged to her daughter, the whole family jumps in to keep up the charade.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
His veil could be fairly interpreted as a reference to the charade of modern celebrity.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
In true farcical fashion, Yellow Face escalates quickly, with the all-too-earnest Marcus soon believing his own charade and DHH left gaping in the dust like Dr. Frankenstein, appalled at his creation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charade
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In the most recent suit, filed Dec. 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, former patients accuse Brock of groping their breasts and genitals unnecessarily under the pretense of legitimate medical examinations.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Both Loughlin and Giannulli, 57, pleaded guilty last May to paying $500,000 in bribes to get Olivia Jade and Isabella fraudulently admitted to the University of Southern California on the pretense of being recruits for the school’s rowing team.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The city Department of Buildings has a stop work order on the apartment building following a 2019 violation in which debris was found falling from the facade, according to city records.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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But after that, sure enough, fun highlights, including the tippy top of the loop and superfast glimpse of Universal CityWalk, the busting through the New York facade, surfing above the queue and doubling back dramatically to the loading station.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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For the first time in all 40 seasons of The Challenge, the show ended in a tie.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Also, while this show has been billed as Lori Loughlin’s big return to series television, her character, Lieutenant Bishop, is barely present.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Wearing a brown knit cardigan, Beetlejuice takes on the guise of a couples therapist.Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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It was only supposed to be a limited edition but the variant proved to be enough of a hit that it was brought back in 1984 with an even more potent engine and its now trademark all-black guise.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
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The lawyers also argued that the Manhattan D.A.’s Office violated Trump’s immunity privileges by using evidence of his official presidential acts during the hush money trial.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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For nearly two decades, De La Soul was one of hip-hop’s most important acts and among the most under-acknowledged.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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This common pose has been seen often on conference stages and in corporate portrait photography.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Strike a pose: Phones are fueling violence at schools, as students record and share videos of fights.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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When: 4:30-10:15 p.m. on Dec. 31 with a masquerade at midnight.Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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The museum is also hosting a major retrospective of the Belgian-British painter James Ensor, whose Expressionist depictions of crowds in masquerades are haunting (through Jan. 19).Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charade. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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