Definition of pretended

"pretended" in the verb sense

1. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble

make believe with the intent to deceive

"He feigned that he was ill"

"He shammed a headache"

2. dissemble, pretend, act

behave unnaturally or affectedly

"She's just acting"

3. pretend

put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

"pretend the title of King"

4. guess, venture, pretend, hazard

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"

"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

5. make, pretend, make believe

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

"She makes like an actress"

6. profess, pretend

state insincerely

"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"

"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"

"She pretends to be an expert on wine"

"pretended" in the adjective sense

1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham

adopted in order to deceive

"an assumed name"

"an assumed cheerfulness"

"a fictitious address"

"fictive sympathy"

"a pretended interest"

"a put-on childish voice"

"sham modesty"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for pretended

There are but three ways for a man to revenge himself of the censure of the world, - to despise it, to return the like, or to endeavor to live so as to avoid it; the first of these is usually pretended, the last is almost impossible, the universal practice is for the second. [ Swift ]

pretended in Scrabble®

The word pretended is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pretended:

PRETENDED
(126)
PRETENDED
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

deepend, detrend, entered, petered, preened, preteen, pretend, terpene, trended

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pretended

PRETENDED
(126)
PRETENDED
(126)
PRETENDED
(84)
PRETENDED
(84)
PRETENDED
(56)
PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
(38)
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(36)
PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
(32)
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
(30)
PRETENDED
(28)
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PRETENDED
(28)
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PRETENDED
(28)
PRETENDED
(26)
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
(19)
PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
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PRETENDED
(18)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(16)
PRETENDED
(16)
PRETENDED
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pretended

PRETENDED
(126)
PRETENDED
(126)
DEEPEND
(94 = 44 + 50)
DEEPEND
(92 = 42 + 50)
DEEPEND
(92 = 42 + 50)
PREENED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PETERED
(90 = 40 + 50)
PRETEND
(90 = 40 + 50)
DEEPEND
(89 = 39 + 50)
PETERED
(89 = 39 + 50)
DEEPEND
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRETEND
(89 = 39 + 50)
PREENED
(89 = 39 + 50)
PRETEEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEEPEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPENE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEEPEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEEPEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
DEEPEND
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETEEN
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPENE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DETREND
(86 = 36 + 50)
TERPENE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETERED
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRENDED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PREENED
(86 = 36 + 50)
PRETENDED
(84)
PRETENDED
(84)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRENDED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRENDED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PRETEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PETERED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DETREND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
DEEPEND
(83 = 33 + 50)
DETREND
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
PREENED
(83 = 33 + 50)
ENTERED
(82 = 32 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEND
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENTERED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PETERED
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
DETREND
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PREENED
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PRETEEN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TERPENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRENDED
(80 = 30 + 50)
DEEPEND
(78 = 28 + 50)
PRETEND
(78 = 28 + 50)
PETERED
(78 = 28 + 50)
DEEPEND
(78 = 28 + 50)
PREENED
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
TRENDED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
DETREND
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
PRETEEN
(77 = 27 + 50)
TERPENE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENTERED
(77 = 27 + 50)
PREENED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRENDED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREENED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
PRETEEN
(76 = 26 + 50)
PREENED
(76 = 26 + 50)
DEEPEND
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRENDED
(76 = 26 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEEPEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEEPEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEEPEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DETREND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PREENED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEEN
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
DEEPEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PRETEND
(74 = 24 + 50)
DETREND
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
PETERED
(74 = 24 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEEPEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEEPEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREENED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREENED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREENED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEEN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEEPEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TERPENE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PETERED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEEPEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PREENED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
DEEPEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRENDED
(72 = 22 + 50)
DETREND
(72 = 22 + 50)
PRETEND
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENTERED
(70 = 20 + 50)
PETERED
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ENTERED
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PRETEEN
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PRETEEN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRENDED
(70 = 20 + 50)
PRETEEN
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PRETEEN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PRETEND
(70 = 20 + 50)
PRETEEN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PRETEEN
(70 = 20 + 50)

pretended in Words With Friends™

The word pretended is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters pretended:

PRETENDED
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

deepend, detrend, entered, petered, preened, preteen, pretend, terpene, trended

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pretended

PRETENDED
(189)
PRETENDED
(114)
PRETENDED
(102)
PRETENDED
(76)
PRETENDED
(75)
PRETENDED
(69)
PRETENDED
(68)
PRETENDED
(64)
PRETENDED
(64)
PRETENDED
(63)
PRETENDED
(63)
PRETENDED
(60)
PRETENDED
(60)
PRETENDED
(57)
PRETENDED
(57)
PRETENDED
(54)
PRETENDED
(50)
PRETENDED
(42)
PRETENDED
(38)
PRETENDED
(38)
PRETENDED
(34)
PRETENDED
(34)
PRETENDED
(34)
PRETENDED
(34)
PRETENDED
(34)
PRETENDED
(32)
PRETENDED
(30)
PRETENDED
(30)
PRETENDED
(30)
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(30)
PRETENDED
(30)
PRETENDED
(30)
PRETENDED
(24)
PRETENDED
(22)
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(22)
PRETENDED
(21)
PRETENDED
(21)
PRETENDED
(21)
PRETENDED
(20)
PRETENDED
(20)
PRETENDED
(20)
PRETENDED
(19)
PRETENDED
(19)
PRETENDED
(19)
PRETENDED
(19)
PRETENDED
(18)
PRETENDED
(18)
PRETENDED
(18)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(17)
PRETENDED
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pretended

PRETENDED
(189)
PRETENDED
(114)
DEEPEND
(110 = 75 + 35)
DEEPEND
(104 = 69 + 35)
TERPENE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PRETENDED
(102)
PRETEND
(101 = 66 + 35)
PREENED
(101 = 66 + 35)
TERPENE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PETERED
(98 = 63 + 35)
DEEPEND
(98 = 63 + 35)
DEEPEND
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETEEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
PRETEND
(95 = 60 + 35)
PREENED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PREENED
(95 = 60 + 35)
PETERED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DEEPEND
(92 = 57 + 35)
DEEPEND
(92 = 57 + 35)
TERPENE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEEN
(92 = 57 + 35)
TERPENE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PRETEND
(89 = 54 + 35)
PRETEND
(89 = 54 + 35)
TRENDED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DEEPEND
(87 = 52 + 35)
DEEPEND
(87 = 52 + 35)
DEEPEND
(87 = 52 + 35)
DEEPEND
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEEPEND
(86 = 51 + 35)
PETERED
(86 = 51 + 35)
PRETEEN
(86 = 51 + 35)
DEEPEND
(86 = 51 + 35)
DETREND
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRENDED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRENDED
(83 = 48 + 35)
DETREND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PREENED
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
PRETEND
(83 = 48 + 35)
DETREND
(83 = 48 + 35)
DEEPEND
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPENE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRETEEN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPENE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRETEEN
(80 = 45 + 35)
PRETEEN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPENE
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
PETERED
(80 = 45 + 35)
TERPENE
(79 = 44 + 35)
TERPENE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRETEEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
TERPENE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRETEEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
PETERED
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRETEEN
(79 = 44 + 35)
PRETEND
(77 = 42 + 35)
DETREND
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREENED
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREENED
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRETEND
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREENED
(77 = 42 + 35)
DETREND
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRETEND
(77 = 42 + 35)
DETREND
(77 = 42 + 35)
DETREND
(77 = 42 + 35)
PREENED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRENDED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRENDED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRENDED
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRENDED
(77 = 42 + 35)
PRETENDED
(76)
DETREND
(75 = 40 + 35)
DETREND
(75 = 40 + 35)
PRETEND
(75 = 40 + 35)
DETREND
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRENDED
(75 = 40 + 35)
PRETENDED
(75)
TRENDED
(75 = 40 + 35)
PREENED
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRENDED
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENTERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPENE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPENE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TERPENE
(74 = 39 + 35)
PRETEEN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PRETEEN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PRETEEN
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PETERED
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PETERED
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ENTERED
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ENTERED
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PRETEEN
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTERED
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PETERED
(74 = 39 + 35)
PRETEEN
(73 = 38 + 35)
PETERED
(73 = 38 + 35)
PENDED
(72)
DEPEND
(72)
TRENDED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRENDED
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENTERED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DETREND
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENTERED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DETREND
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENTERED
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRENDED
(71 = 36 + 35)
DETREND
(71 = 36 + 35)
DEEPEN
(69)
DEEPEND
(69 = 34 + 35)
DEEPEND
(69 = 34 + 35)
PRETENDED
(69)
DEEPEND
(69 = 34 + 35)
ENTERED
(68 = 33 + 35)
PRETENDED
(68)
ENTERED
(68 = 33 + 35)
ENTERED
(68 = 33 + 35)
ENTERED
(68 = 33 + 35)
PREENED
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREENED
(67 = 32 + 35)
PRETEND
(67 = 32 + 35)
PRETEND
(67 = 32 + 35)
PRETEND
(67 = 32 + 35)
PREENED
(67 = 32 + 35)
TERPEN
(66)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETEEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETEEN
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
DEEPEND
(65 = 30 + 35)
PETERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
PETERED
(65 = 30 + 35)
TERPENE
(65 = 30 + 35)
PRETENDED
(64)
PRETENDED
(64)
PRETEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEEPEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
DETREND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEEPEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREENED
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETENDED
(63)
TRENDED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DEEPEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREENED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DETREND
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRENDED
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETEND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREENED
(63 = 28 + 35)
DETREND
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETENDED
(63)
PREENED
(63 = 28 + 35)
PREENED
(63 = 28 + 35)
PRETEEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
TERPENE
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENTERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREENED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
TERPENE
(61 = 26 + 35)
TERPENE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
ENTERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
TERPENE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
PRETEEN
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPEND
(61 = 26 + 35)
PREENED
(61 = 26 + 35)
TERPENE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PETERED
(61 = 26 + 35)
DEEPEND
(61 = 26 + 35)

Words within the letters of pretended

2 letter words in pretended (3 words)

3 letter words in pretended (10 words)

5 letter words in pretended (12 words)

8 letter words in pretended (3 words)

9 letter words in pretended (1 word)

pretended + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence pretended

Words that start with pretended (1 word)

Words with pretended in them (1 word)

Words that end with pretended (1 word)

Word Growth involving pretended

Shorter words in pretended

re pretend

en end tend pretend

en ten tend pretend

en end ended tended

en end tend tended

en ten tend tended

Longer words containing pretended

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