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
The post describes how this tiny social media embellishment turned into a long-running charade.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Ja-young not only realizes what’s going on but accepts her grandson’s decision, becoming a reluctant ally in the charade.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
To rephrase that, what we’ve been shown is a little bit of a charade.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
No, this charade isn’t about the safe relocation of Americans but seeding the ground for normalizing relations with Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Ja-young not only realizes what’s going on but accepts her grandson’s decision, becoming a reluctant ally in the charade.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
To rephrase that, what we’ve been shown is a little bit of a charade.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
No, this charade isn’t about the safe relocation of Americans but seeding the ground for normalizing relations with Gilead.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charade
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After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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May 8 Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident, claiming to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Drop the facade to create space for genuine connection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The damage to the facade appears mostly cosmetic, but the threat to the priceless VHS tapes, DVDs, Blu-rays, and more media locked inside was enough to close the shop for several days.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
3 June 2025
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The show, featuring dealers from eight states, is presented by the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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The creators referenced the video game his show is based on, as well as real-world places that saw mass destruction, like the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.—
Whitney Friedlander,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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This was a trouncing of historical proportions, the biggest margin of defeat in the history of the Champions League final, both in its current version and its previous guise as European Cup.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Newspapers, once only a platform to distribute daily happenings, are continuing to inspire, only in a different guise.—
Samantha Tse,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The act of finding and identifying the missing was thus seen as essential for rebuilding a nation, whose identity is shaped by those who disappeared.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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But Peter Wagner, executive director of the Prison Policy Initiative, says specific numbers aren't as important as simply the act of trying to quantify what incarceration does to families.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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If fat reduction is your goal, maintain a healthy diet and introduce a variety of other exercises to your routine, such as crunches, plank pose and situps.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Research shows adopting certain poses for just two minutes can significantly increase confidence hormones.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Maple and Ash Dress in masquerade attire for Maple and Ash's New Year's Eve midnight masquerade.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Charade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charade. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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