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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Simon told Susan that his marriage was a charade , continued only for the sake of the children.
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The trial was just a charade -- the verdict had already been decided.
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Without a firm commitment to peace, the talks will be a disappointing charade .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both are charades meant to direct attention away from a stubborn commitment to the status quo.
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Dash was watching the charade and laughing.
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In the evening, after the first stiffness wore off and charades were introduced, the party went with a swing.
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Lee no longer wanted to be part of this charade .
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Simon has told Susan that his marriage is a charade , continued only for the sake of the children.
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The institutional separation of the state from the capitalist class is not simply a charade .
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The whole charade is compounded by financial extravagance.