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dissimulated

verb

past tense of dissimulate

as in pretended

to take on a false or deceptive appearance as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well

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Barcenas' tea-sipping celebration was a tribute to Alex Morgan, one of the Wave's owners, who pretended to take a sip of tea after scoring in a match against England during the 2019 Women's World Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
As the video ended, the actor held Mauz up and pretended to play him like an air guitar.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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