feigned
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Which woman will accept his obviously feigned love?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
For real — not like the astonishment Zoë Kravitz feigned in a Golden Globes-set episode of “The Studio,” faking disbelief at the podium when she knew all along that she was going to win.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
When a press release informed me Howie had scheduled a brief homecoming, I feigned a news hook: If I could interview him by phone, I would write a feature about "Stuck Rubber Baby."
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025
Ms Heer said Harris "feigned ignorance" by sending two messages to the victim asking what had happened.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025
Well, the lady appeared in the castle—as stated by the feigned priest—and she confirmed the story.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing feigned
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