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as if

ADVERB
seemingly
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It feels as if the whole country is having a musical renaissance at the moment, with a steady stream of new shows opening in theatres across the country.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

When “The Boys” launched in 2019, it seemed as if we’d reached our saturation point.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Why wait months to release a report that looks as if it were whipped up by a high school freshman an hour before deadline?

From Slate • May 23, 2026

But the scares were middling to begin with because Øvredal — a game but overeager trickster — telegraphs his set pieces as if he were equipped with a flare gun and detour cones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Hesterfowl released another series of squawking coughs, as if to prove the point.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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