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feigned

[feynd] / feɪnd /


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The antics of the “bewitched” girls are so clearly feigned that the audience can recognize the corrupt motivations of the powerful people who are feeding the frenzy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

As those scenes played in New York, Swift affectionately turned to Saunders and yelled, "YES!" as he giggled and covered his face in feigned shyness.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

“Go on,” Johnson says with a feigned seriousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

Whether Maher's ignorance is feigned or genuine is beside the point, because he knows just mentioning the name and those two little words is enough to get a rise out of the public.

From Salon • May 16, 2024

He had played his part in the mummer’s show, giving the feigned Arya to be wed, and now he was of no further use to Roose Bolton.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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