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In the middle of a contentious election season, tensions run high as candidates' campaigns paint their opposition in the direst of terms, as though the country will completely fall into ruin if their opponent is elected.
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Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Hong Kong itself — so often a palpable and intoxicating environment on screen — is almost completely inert, as though the city has already been evacuated and there is nothing left to save.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The white exterior peered at me with flat orifices obscured through the mist, barely distinguishable from the dark sky behind it, as though all the world beyond the dome was cut from the same slab, only slightly effaced.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The softness of the past version’s skin was ditched for hard edges, as though the previous version had traded Cocoa Puffs for CrossFit, with sharp LED headlights and towering tail lamps that stretched along most of the D-pillars.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Hong Kong itself — so often a palpable and intoxicating environment on screen — is almost completely inert, as though the city has already been evacuated and there is nothing left to save.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The white exterior peered at me with flat orifices obscured through the mist, barely distinguishable from the dark sky behind it, as though all the world beyond the dome was cut from the same slab, only slightly effaced.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
The softness of the past version’s skin was ditched for hard edges, as though the previous version had traded Cocoa Puffs for CrossFit, with sharp LED headlights and towering tail lamps that stretched along most of the D-pillars.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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“As though.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20though. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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