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was pretend
verb
To claim, allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
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She knew it was pretend.
It really was snowing but it was pretend snow.
AstrudGilberto was singing in front of a Christmas tree and that'swhy there was pretend snow.
At not one, but two events in early August, it seemed the answer was "pretend to be Nocturnalist".
All García had to do was pretend that this was the Ryder Cup, the competition in which he has compiled such a wonderful record against American golfers.
The album's key track was Pretend I'm God, the video to which features a lank-haired Sandberg/White literally pretending to be God.
Similar(43)
"They thought he was pretending.
I was pretending to be me.
Ah, so she was pretending.
He thought I was pretending.
Maybe he was pretending it was Nato.
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