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pre·tends

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRETENDS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PRETENDS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of PRETENDS in a Sentence

  1. Steve Bannon:

    Steve pretends to be at war with the media, which he calls the opposition party, yet he spent his time at Trump White House leaking false information to the media to make himself seem far more important than he was, it is the only thing he does well.

  2. Haidar El Ali:

    Everyone pretends to follow official procedures but it's all a sham.

  3. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

    Let's be clear, the monitoring this proposes is an absolute joke. So anyone who pretends like that's somehow something that's extraordinary, it's not. This is some of the weakest monitoring.

  4. Matteo Salvini:

    If someone is used to considering Italy a dumping site for all the problems Europe pretends not to see, that's over. And this applies to the French and the Dutch.

  5. Matteo Salvini:

    Dear German government, I'm not reopening the ports ... if anything we're going to put ... (the migrants) in a car and take them to the German embassy, if someone is used to considering Italy a dumping site for all the problems Europe pretends not to see, that's over. And this applies to the French and the Dutch.

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