as though

as in like
the way it would be or one would do if the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet

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Recent Examples of as though Unclear plan and purpose These moves have left many Americans feeling as though the White House has no comprehensible strategy. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 So everybody had to break the news to me as though some tragic thing in real life had actually happened. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025 Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there. Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025 At first, very short cellulose fibers were being formed that were moved across the cell’s surface seemingly at random, as though looking for other short fibers. ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as though

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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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