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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert
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as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
I would never feign illness just to get out of a test
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Recent Examples of feigned
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
With feigned incredulity, Darrow asked whether Bryan hadn’t ever tried to learn about older and other civilizations.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Holidays are performative - Mikey Day appears to demonstrate his feigned love for his son’s gift.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Temple’s feigned cheeriness and Leigh’s layered sourness are especially good when the characters go head to head.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
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Hall is tasked with delivering gouts of exposition and staring in feigned wonderment at screensaver-resembling new regions of the center of the Earth.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
With feigned incredulity, Darrow asked whether Bryan hadn’t ever tried to learn about older and other civilizations.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Holidays are performative - Mikey Day appears to demonstrate his feigned love for his son’s gift.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Temple’s feigned cheeriness and Leigh’s layered sourness are especially good when the characters go head to head.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feigned
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Most current mock drafts have Shedeur landing somewhere in the top three picks, which makes sense considering there are a ton of quarterback-needy teams.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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But the upper stage will do something new on Flight 7, deploying 10 mock satellites — inactive versions of SpaceX's Starlink broadband craft — which will follow Ship's suborbital trajectory and splash down in the Indian Ocean as well.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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While fake kidnapping calls aimed at exploiting worried parents are a familiar tactic for some criminals, advancements in technology are making these scams far more convincing and harder to detect.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Fraudsters have devised sophisticated registration bots to mimic real users, coded to flood companies’ systems with fake OTPs.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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Seemingly as a gag to portray a darker Buddy, Ferrell held what appeared to be an unlit cigarette in his mouth and pretended to smoke it.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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Oh Il-nam (Oh Yeong-su), a dying old man who pretended to be Gi-hun’s ally in the game.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
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By William Baldwin, Senior Contributor State budgets are strained and tax hikes might make voters angry or businesses inclined to leave.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The return of former chief scout Sven Mislintat — with whom Kehl has a strained relationship — as technical director, further complicated his role.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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There are high jumps, double jumps, triple jumps plus almost every bump and rut imaginable.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Living double lives, find themselves on a treacherous path where escape may be impossible.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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On the other end, Gibbs began to slither his way into open space, and the Lions assumed full control.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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As an incentive for the teams to stick around, the city assumed ownership of the land but agreed to give it back to the teams at the expiration of a ground lease in 2023, according to documents reviewed by The Post.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But instead of mounting a defense of free speech against a lawsuit and Trump’s accusations that the network said were false and completely without merit, Paramount is considering following the example of Disney and tech oligarchs who will line up at the inauguration like Mark Zuckerberg.—
Richard Lawler,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025
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While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.—
Emily Holgate,
refinery29.com,
19 Jan. 2024
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Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.—
Scott LaFee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2024
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