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charade

[shuh-reyd, shuh-rahd] / ʃəˈreɪd, ʃəˈrɑd /


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But the not-working group had been functioning quite well, at least as a charade for delay and obfuscation.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2026

Dr Bączyk-Bell said the process had been a "facetious charade" and it was a "false equivalence" to talk about hurt caused to those who had been theologically opposed to the idea of marriage equality.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

Why force myself to go through with this charade again?

From MarketWatch Nov. 27, 2025

“Jain’s and Cohen’s months-long charade was deliberate, coordinated, and unlawful,” Palantir said in the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

A part of him—indeed, a large part—was enjoying this charade, this moment wherein he plunged headfirst into this caricature the humans had created.

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

Instead, they take turns to silently perform a series of moves and poses that look, to the untrained eye, as if they are playing charades or, as they writhe on the ground, breakdancing.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Over five hours, the families competed in 12 events spanning from Jenga to charades.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"We divided attendees into groom and bride's teams and organised games like charades and guessing who the relative is from a stereotype," said CEO Anurag Pandey.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

Hitler ran a regime that engaged in elaborate charades to bamboozle sympathetic and influential foreigners about the nature of the Nazi state.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2024

It must have been half past five in the morning, well after several delirious games of cards and charades that had been brought on by too much candy and too little sleep.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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