Thesaurus results for PASS (FOR)

pass (for)

verb

Definition of pass (for)

as in to pretend

to present a false appearance of in public they pass for being a loving couple, but in reality they are only friends

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The New York governor signed two bills this morning barring companies from offering some AI chatbot features to users under 18—like pretending to be a real person or to have human emotions, or people-pleasing as a way to keep users engaged.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Everyone is pretending all the time, no one can ever be themselves, and so each of us, in our own way, is sealed inside something that doesn’t exist and that, deep down, makes no apparent sense whatsoever.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of pretend

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This testing simulated the extreme temperatures, shaking and even the sounds that the spacecraft will experience from launch to landing.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The third stage, Jalan said, uses digital twins that simulate scenarios across more variables than a human team can work through, producing action plans in hours rather than weeks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of simulate

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Figures assume a married, two-earner couple with one child earning $99,999 and are not adjusted for inflation.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

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