pretended

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Purwadi had pretended to be Putri on a delivery app, using her name and photo as the account details.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

On my bike, away from social constraints, I often pretended to be in a battle, yelling at my troops, or I sang at the top of my lungs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Another character pretended to rough up the first character until the sign opened to say “ICE CREAM,” and then everyone danced happily.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But as Hull wrote: “Spirit Airlines wasn’t perfect. But it was safe, and it never pretended to be something it wasn’t.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

I pretended like I had important business in my locker while Alyx and Julia discussed True Confessions at Rachel’s house last night.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows