as if

Idioms  

1. Also, as though. As it would be, as in He decided to accept, as if it really mattered, or John scowled as though he were really angry. The first idiom dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. Also see make as if.

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as if

“If I could use one word, it’s Jim’s passion for the game. He would coach as if that was maybe the last job he’d ever had.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Authorities have been probing various cyclospora outbreaks as if they are distinct, but it is possible they are related and investigators so far haven’t been able to connect them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

With that in mind, both the show and the merger are cases worth tracking right now and in the months to come, as if the quality of our lives depends on it.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

"We observed that the atoms, which are only a few nanometers in size, bump into each other as if they were much larger," says Thywissen.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

She shakes her head as if irritated, but there’s a small smile she tries to suppress.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold