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make like

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  1. see make as if.


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"It's about all the parents, who are trying to provide the best for their children, and all the sacrifices that they make, like my parents did," he says.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Medicare Advantage plans are supposed to make like life easier for retirees by bundling all their healthcare needs together.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

“Day of the Fight” is an unabashed genre picture that manages to be both the kind of movie they supposedly don’t make like they used to, and also something bracingly fresh.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

“I'm going to have to explore more digital and delivery avenues. I'm going to obviously have to make, like any smaller-business owner, harder choices around big capital expenditures.”

From Salon Apr. 6, 2024

"So what did you make, like three dollars?" she asked.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

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