as in to pretend
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
got whatever she wanted through shameless dissimulation
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as in deceit
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
teenagers indulging in dissimulation simply in order to be one of the in crowd
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But that was just another mask, corporations and people pretending to care and understand justice, only for it to all be dropped the moment the next administration permitted them to.—
Richard Newby,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025 -
There’s the little ding when her chip is activated in the elevator (which some fans claim was missing in earlier episodes, when Helena was pretending to be Helly).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since its launch, in 2011—a direct response to the 2008 financial crisis—the CFPB has focused on protecting Americans from various forms of financial fraud and deception.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The show, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Gibson, explores the dangers of misinformation in the wellness industry and the impact of Gibson's deception on those who followed her advice.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Yet the findings of science challenged this way of thinking, and Kingsley grew increasingly uneasy with the deceit and parasitism science uncovered in the natural world.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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These, puppet masters could win an Emmy Award through deceit and coercion to further their own goals at the expense of others.—
Jason Walker,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Gilded by privilege and cunning, Glinda is a popular young woman who desires to wield magic.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s an unapologetic cunning at the heart of this series, and a mercurial spirit that’s as slippery as blood on an Italian marble floor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2024
Noun
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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In a transfixing performance that balances colorful affectation with raw hunger, the actor makes Lee a magnetic raconteur whose shield of worldly composure falls away as Eugene (Drew Starkey) eludes his grasp, leaving him a virtual ghost by the end of the film.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The memorandum also directs the DOJ to engage in prosecutions under laws meant to prevent fraud and criminal conspiracies against the U.S. government.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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Trump and Vice President JD Vance have emphasized that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table except for fraud and abuse.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Feb. 2025
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Beijing and Moscow have not hesitated to inflame the world’s resentment of America, emphasizing the United States’ purported hypocrisy for prioritizing Ukraine as conflicts rage elsewhere and for ignoring the high civilian casualties incurred in Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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Homan, who is overseeing the policy, accused the Catholic leader of hypocrisy for supporting a wall around the Vatican while opposing the Trump administration's intention to control American borders.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Dissimulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimulate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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