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as though

conjunction

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the way it would be or one would do if the applause was so great it was as though the toddler's dance class had been the Bolshoi Ballet

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Recent Examples of as though Families are still receiving outdated information and, in some cases, being counseled as though there is only one reasonable path forward. — Michelle Sie Whitten, STAT, 25 June 2026 Yet many organizational talent systems continue to operate as though careers still follow a predictable timeline. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Since Kevin Durant’s arrival in the summer of 2016, the Warriors have often behaved as though another Durant-sized acquisition was inevitable. — Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for as though

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