Thesaurus / pretend
FEEDBACKHow to use pretend in a sentence
Let’s pretend that politicians wake up and don’t reopen restaurants and we avoid a big wave in March.
WHY OPENING RESTAURANTS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CORONAVIRUS WANTS US TO DOCAROLINE CHENFEBRUARY 6, 2021PROPUBLICAAfter a certain point, you can’t even pretend that you have control.
THIS IS HOW WE LOST CONTROL OF OUR FACESKAREN HAOFEBRUARY 5, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWWe should not pretend that the Facebook Oversight Board is more than a McGuffin designed to distract us from serious issues.
FACEBOOK'S "OVERSIGHT BOARD" IS A SHAM. THE ANSWER TO THE CAPITOL RIOT IS REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIAMARIA RESSAJANUARY 28, 2021TIMEIt’s terrible, and you constantly have to pretend you like it.
WHY YOU DON'T FEEL AS FULFILLED FROM YOUR JOB AS YOU THINK YOU SHOULDELIANA DOCKTERMANJANUARY 25, 2021TIMEI wasn’t, but I pretended otherwise, just to see if Pennyroyal Station followed through on requests.
LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, PENNYROYAL STATION IS THERE FOR YOUTOM SIETSEMAJANUARY 22, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOn the open road it was easy to pretend life was back to normal.
IN BIG SKY COUNTRY, A PANDEMIC-ERA FLY-FISHING GETAWAYCARL FINCKEJANUARY 21, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe breach would be knowing the only way to ensure domestic tranquility is to establish justice, but pretending we can address the nation’s wounds with simplistic calls for unity.
'WE MUST HAVE A THIRD RECONSTRUCTION.' READ THE FULL TEXT OF THE REV. WILLIAM J. BARBER II'S SERMON AT THE INAUGURAL PRAYER SERVICEWILLIAM J. BARBER IIJANUARY 21, 2021TIMEHe pretended that he loved her and told her that he loved her.
THE LAST TIME A WOMAN WAS EXECUTED FOR A FEDERAL CRIME, A KIDNAPPING RIVETED THE NATIONSAMANTHA SCHMIDTJANUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTFor our example, let’s pretend we’re doing research on the topics we should include in our product pages and listings for microspikes.
HOW TO USE XPATH EXPRESSIONS TO ENHANCE YOUR SEO AND CONTENT STRATEGYBRAD MCCOURTJANUARY 11, 2021SEARCH ENGINE WATCHThey sat at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk and pretended to talk on her phone.
WE LOVE YOU. YOU’RE VERY SPECIAL. GO HOME.ALEXANDRA PETRIJANUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWORDS RELATED TO PRETEND
- ad-lib
- blend
- coin
- combine
- compose
- compound
- concoct
- construct
- contrive
- cook up
- devise
- dream up
- fabricate
- fabulize
- fake it
- fashion
- fictionalize
- fix
- formulate
- frame
- fuse
- hatch
- improv
- improvise
- invent
- join
- knock off
- make
- meld
- merge
- mingle
- mix
- originate
- play by ear
- prepare
- pretend
- put together
- ready
- storify
- trump up
- whip up
- wing it
- write
- altercate
- argue over
- argufy
- avoid
- bicker
- blow hot and cold
- carp
- catch at straws
- cavil
- chicane
- criticize
- dispute
- equivocate
- evade
- fence
- flip-flop
- hassle
- have at it
- hem and haw
- hypercriticize
- make a big thing about
- niggle
- nit-pick
- nitpick
- paralogize
- pick to pieces
- pretend
- prevaricate
- put up an argument
- set to
- shift
- spar
- split hairs
- squabble
- talk back
- waffle
- wrangle
- be on
- bring down the house
- burlesque
- characterize
- do
- do a turn
- dramatize
- emote
- enact
- feign
- go on
- go over
- ham
- ham it up
- impersonate
- lay an egg
- make debut
- mime
- mimic
- mug
- parody
- perform
- personate
- personify
- play
- play gig
- play part
- play role
- portray
- pretend
- put it over
- rehearse
- represent
- say one's piece
- simulate
- star
- stooge
- strut
- take part
- tread the boards
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