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as if

ADVERB
seemingly
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It’s as if I was a musician, and I decided to write a happy song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A West Virginia company that hauls coal got hit with regulations as if it were extracting the stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Measurements suggested the giant planet's rotation rate was changing over time, as if Saturn were somehow speeding up or slowing down.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

"We will not accept being treated like children. We will not accept being treated as if we were some tinpot republic," a furious Lula said at an event in the country's northeast.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Even her hair was graciously in place as if an angel had ministered to her.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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