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dissimulating

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verb

present participle of dissimulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimulating
Verb
  • While maintaining a quirky and mysterious air, the show yields questions like, is a cult real if its creators are pretending but its followers aren’t?
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • June Squibb plays the titular Thelma, who gets taken in by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger) to the tune of $10,000.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Truth oaths are not just for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service but for many different companies that want to curb dishonest behavior or that ask employees to report information that is difficult to verify.
    IESE Business School, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Greta’s stealth revolution may look natural, but the change is weak and dishonest.
    Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even insincere inquiries are generally appreciated.
    Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Trump must be laughing about Newsom’s obviously insincere flattery and being able to make the governor jump through his hoops.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The department ultimately spent over $5 million on phony claims.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Officers reportedly found her with multiple fake IDs and a phony passport, state police wrote.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This fake news gave white authorities the pretense to quash Black organizing and control Black labor.
    Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The reports that have gone viral on social media are fake news.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • After decades of being unable to cut the deficit and begin paying down the debt, now is the moment for Congress to rise to the occasion and replace the sledgehammer being wielded by the White House with something more artful, such as a ball pein.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Simply artful arrange your fruit of choice and bake away.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Large windows and skylights invite natural light, reducing the need for artificial lighting and creating a bright, welcoming atmosphere.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But after nearly 30 years of success, there have been recent efforts to remove or impair that access and exaggerate the unfair, artificial digital divide.
    Raymond Pierce, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the cool interiors of this chic Parisian address though, savouring an aged Armagnac after lunch or dinner is not a pretentious throwback, but a gastronomic pleasure.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The restaurant is slightly more elevated than your classic casual spot but is far from pretentious.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Dissimulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimulating. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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