shammed

verb

past tense of sham
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of shammed a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy

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  1. pretended
  2. assumed
  3. simulated
Verb
  • As bait, the researchers created a fake startup, Ballena Azul, which pretended to focus on decentralized finance for large holders of cryptocurrency, which North Koreans have been known to target to fund the country’s regime.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pretended
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  • Mueller was appointed and assumed office as police chief in Stillwater in January 2021.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As of now, most people have assumed that Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie who disappeared in early 2026, won’t be found alive.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of assumed
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  • The researchers simulated the chips using Synopsys Design Compiler to evaluate their power consumption, performance, and physical size.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of simulated
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