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as in pretense
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
tried to project some semblance of confidence even though public speaking terrified her
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as in appearance
outward and often deceptive indication
a used-car dealer with only a semblance of honesty
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Recent Examples of semblance
So instead of using any of those three timeouts to maintain some semblance of control, Riley let the clock continue to bleed.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The New York Liberty have a semblance of momentum coming off their Game 2 victory to level the series at one win apiece, but Minnesota now returns home for a pair of games.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024
The Oscar-winning writer-director is keeping mum about his forthcoming fourth feature, due out in 2026, try as Jimmy Fallon might to get any semblance of information about the genre film.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
Watch whether the Cowboys can get any semblance of a running game going.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The New York Liberty have a semblance of momentum coming off their Game 2 victory to level the series at one win apiece, but Minnesota now returns home for a pair of games.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2024
The Oscar-winning writer-director is keeping mum about his forthcoming fourth feature, due out in 2026, try as Jimmy Fallon might to get any semblance of information about the genre film.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
Watch whether the Cowboys can get any semblance of a running game going.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semblance
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But in his youth lies the reason for anonymity and pretense, Hoback claims.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
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Liberals, apparently, got up close to voters under the pretense of handing out food and water.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Which is why those Big Noon appearances are so important.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, president-elect Donald Trump criticized the Chips Act which was passed by the Biden administration in 2022 — partly to spur domestic advanced chip manufacturing.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: The parking structure's new facade is the latest installation of the Art that Excites program that's curating 10 murals in public spaces around downtown Oceanside.Kate Murphy, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Albert Hotel feels both modern and luxe, but also authentically-minded, thanks to the limestone facades that echo the town’s 150-year-old historic buildings and culinary offerings that will celebrate local flavors.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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The new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Initial results favor new faces for the Antioch City Council as former City Manager Ron Bernal had an early lead against incumbent Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe in this contentious race.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rio uses her own guise of Federal Agent Vidal to get close to Agatha in order to break the hex.Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
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In a movie about trash people hurting one another because of horny, Jerry is arguably the cruelest, wrapping his manipulative, coercive behavior inside the guise of artistic malaise and sensitivity.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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This isn’t the first time Johnson has shown off his Trump impression.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even factually accurate information can create different impressions based on framing and emphasis.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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That includes shows in Denver at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 (at Ball Arena) and Colorado Springs, Sunday, Nov. 17 (Broadmoor World Arena).John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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At the Arrowverse’s peak, with multiple shows on the air, DC Superhero series could take on this immediacy, without the self-consciousness of having to sell audiences on superhero shows.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The full daytime rates would be in effect from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. each weekday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The passing of time is central to the grand effect of Say Nothing.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Semblance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semblance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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