as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the pseudo friendliness of a salesperson trying to sell you something
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Recent Examples of pseudo
Snooping around the fancy Manodrome mansion — where other lost souls feel a sense of pseudo-familial support — Ralphie finds a gun in Dan’s desk drawer (likely stashed there by Chekhov).
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
Sure, Faith Family plays a pseudo-national schedule, with 11 of its first 26 games against out-of-state teams.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
In the show, which is directed by Burnham, Berlant performs a pseudo-biographical monologue about her journey as an actor.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Democrats hate that Medicare Advantage has been available as a pseudo-private alternative to original Medicare’s single-payer arrangement.
—Casey B. Mulligan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
Sure, Faith Family plays a pseudo-national schedule, with 11 of its first 26 games against out-of-state teams.
—Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
In the show, which is directed by Burnham, Berlant performs a pseudo-biographical monologue about her journey as an actor.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2023
Democrats hate that Medicare Advantage has been available as a pseudo-private alternative to original Medicare’s single-payer arrangement.
—Casey B. Mulligan, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022
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In August 2022, China launched a mock military blockade of Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi became the first serving U.S. House speaker to visit the island in 25 years.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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There are the burgers, wings, tacos and nachos along with craft and mock cocktails, wine and of course beers, which are available in 40-ounce steins.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2024
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The 10 electors have not been charged criminally related to the fake documents.Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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And even worse than that, fake books that are literally empty inside.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm for 11 days.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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But inflation, housing shortages and strained services have fueled frustration at migrant and refugee populations in many European countries, and the unrest has manifested itself at the ballot box in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and several others.Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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Eminem often highlighted his strained relationship with his mother in his music early in his career.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.Erin Parker, Allure, 4 Dec. 2024
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An over-fluffed tree can look unnatural and disfigure the branches and branch ends of your tree.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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The heart, for example, contains an internal network of neurons that can regulate electrical and mechanical activity even when the organ has been removed from the body.Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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With vehicles evolving from mechanical machines to complex technological platforms equipped with advanced software and connectivity features, collaboration between automotive manufacturers and technology firms is essential.Amaan Kazi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Keep scrolling to check out these artificial Christmas trees that will arrive at your door in just a few days — prices start at $18.Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, there’s one thing artificial trees lack that real trees have in abundance: fragrance.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers got a simulated robot arm to do unsafe things like knocking items off a table or throwing them by describing actions in ways that the LLM did not recognize as harmful and reject.Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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These networks were trained with both simulated and real-world data, taken in 22 rooms of varied sizes and sound-absorbing qualitieswith different combinations of human subjects.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Pseudo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pseudo. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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