as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
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Recent Examples of charade
Many see the peace talks as a charade that both sides know will fail, prolonged only to avoid the ire and impatience of President Donald Trump.
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Her character bring these qualities that almost threaten to disrupt the entire charade.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
This will take too long and require too much work to keep up the charade.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Keep calling the minivans Chrysler Pacifica, Town & Country, etc., but drop the expensive charade of developing other new vehicles for it.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Her character bring these qualities that almost threaten to disrupt the entire charade.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
This will take too long and require too much work to keep up the charade.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Keep calling the minivans Chrysler Pacifica, Town & Country, etc., but drop the expensive charade of developing other new vehicles for it.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charade
Noun
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In the case of Brazil, which now faces a potential 50% levy, the president has abandoned the pretense of using his tariff policy to shore up trade deficits.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Over the past several years, numerous individuals have been arrested after allegedly attempting to enter the property under suspicious or false pretenses, in some cases carrying electronic equipment or claiming to have messages for the president.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The Space Mountain facade will be bathed in Fantastic Four projection lighting effects at night and Tomorrowland restaurants will sell movie themed food and a Clobberin’ Time sipper in the shape of The Thing’s fist.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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The full facade is now the same shade of pink as the rest of the building.—
Katherine Weaver,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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The show can be watched on CBS or streamed on Paramount+.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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The show also featured a regular segment on missing pets, in this case a dilute calico with a stripe down its nose.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Pumping out 434-hp in its Japan-spec guise, the last A90 Supra was priced in its home country at 15 million yen or around $101,000.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Renowned for a distinct sense of minimalism, the new Ming 20.01 series 5 guise is anything but.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Jeannie C. Riley, Connie Smith and the duo of Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery were among the acts who cut her songs.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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Since the act became law on Jan. 5, 2025, the agency has received more than 278,000 new claims from people with pensions from work not covered by Social Security and has processed 92% of these, the SSA said.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Gently stretch your muscles with a quad stretch, toe touches, and child’s pose, Delgado-Lugo says.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
21 July 2025
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New poses, new lighting, ability to pick where someone looks, which changes the pose itself in a natural way.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Anything beyond becomes conceptual and convenience masquerades as patience.—
Mikhail Saidov,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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This can mitigate the risks from impersonation or masquerade attacks.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charade. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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