Display
Display noun - A public showing of objects of interest.
Pretending and display are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretending" instead a noun "Display".
Nearby Words: displayed, displaying
Pretending
Pretending noun - The act of giving a false appearance.
Display and pretending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Display" instead a noun "Pretending".
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Weekend at Bernie's: Inverted, as the protagonists must actually keep the body on display, pretending that Bernie is still alive.
Source: Dead Man's Chest -
It turns out her entire magic display was fake and it was really Applejack's brother Big Macintosh pretending to be a genderbent version of her.
Source: Gender Bender -
The manga of Gantz featured aliens taking the form of raptors (with feathers, thankfully) pretending to be display models in a museum.
Source: Raptor Attack
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