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The family's multistory building managed to survive the hostilities, and local inhabitants who had stayed appeared to them to be living in it as if nothing had happened.
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ABC News, 12 July 2025
Dior went on to accuse Remy of glaring at her during the proceedings, claiming the rapper carried herself as if her son were the victim.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
Everywhere reminded her of everywhere else these days, as if the beginning of her life and its forthcoming end were meeting.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Since the painting hangs directly across from the mirror, the effect is as if the pup is observing itself.
—Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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ABC News, 12 July 2025
Dior went on to accuse Remy of glaring at her during the proceedings, claiming the rapper carried herself as if her son were the victim.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
Everywhere reminded her of everywhere else these days, as if the beginning of her life and its forthcoming end were meeting.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Since the painting hangs directly across from the mirror, the effect is as if the pup is observing itself.
—Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
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“As if.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20if. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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