make believe
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Bitcoin might be make believe, but it’s also the center of speculative activity in financial markets.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
“And just make believe and playing. And then on a personal level, I think I learned how to be myself … that everyone would accept me for who I was.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
It is a sensation without parallel in the world of make believe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
An only child, young Julia devoured books and lost herself in make believe.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
And, under it all, and this made it hard for him, he did not want to make believe that it was solved, make believe that he was happy when he was not.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
“Performing and make-believe eased my anxieties. I was able to step outside of myself,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
And with every request comes an unspoken plea for understanding, no matter how far into the land of make-believe they’re asking to be led.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
Watching rehearsals, I felt as though I were observing a rigorous version of children’s make-believe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Throughout the entire day at Ellis Park I had been exisiting in a different world, a sort of make-believe world.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
