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Filter by Meaning Her elaborate Halloween costume was just a pretense to impress her crush.
The politician's pretense of supporting the working class was quickly exposed.
His pretense of being wealthy was quickly exposed when he couldn't pay the bill.
The company's layoffs were done under the pretense of downsizing, but really it was to increase profits.
The spy assumed the pretense of a diplomat to conduct secret negotiations.
John's pretense of being sick to avoid going to school was easily discovered by his mother.
The actor's pretense of happiness in the movie was so convincing that it earned him an Academy Award.
The tourist's pretense of being a local was revealed by her accent.
She clung to the pretense of youthfulness, despite her advanced age.
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