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the pretending
verb
To claim, allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
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Bring back the good old days, when the pretending was half-hearted, to say the least.
His steps became tentative, and Maico understood that the pretending had begun.
Sometimes, when the pretending really works, I find it much, much more moving than something on film.
They are not real soldiers after all - they are pretend soldiers, and the pretending is what Lasseter has dramatised.
With Cleveland, Texas, and Detroit on a tough upcoming schedule, you can all but count out the pretending Royals.
As far as this season goes, this announcement means that the Lakers can stop all the pretending that they're doing anything other than playing to lose.
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That is the pretended "right" that Copé asserts.
Besides, it is not indicated how to verify the pretended QoS values over the wireless links.
The pretended subjects were pride and humiliation".
Cross the border pretending you overlooked the matter.
The roommates pretend the noise is the sea.
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