as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends
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Labor Day weekend is a final chance to fire up the grill, argue over who makes the best potato salad and lounge around pretending Monday (and fall) isn’t coming.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025 -
The callers would pretend to be collecting for causes such as clean drinking water in poor countries across the world, or for human trafficking victims.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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In April, an E-6B aircraft simulated the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile using the ALCS.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Vermeulen is a prominent space systems researcher who commanded the first HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) mission in 2013 — a four-month-long Mars habitat analog experiment that aimed to simulate life on a Mars base.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Armadillos are often assumed to be a critter of the wild west, but they can actually be found in several places across the United States, including Indiana.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
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Probably safe to assume Leto’s DAMAGED take on the Joker won’t be reappearing in the DCU.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rzeznik continues to tour, putting on high-energy, resonating performances.—
Ashley Westerman,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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Soon after, Walker and Clark met a bartender working at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge who wanted to put on a weekly bluegrass show.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Pass (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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