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Examples
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Make-believe violence appears to have many benefits for minors, such as relieving stress, releasing anger and helping children cope with difficult feelings such as powerlessness and fear of real violence.
Virtual violence is free speech Daniel Greenberg 2010
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Amole: Make-believe war heroes a pathetic lot living a lie
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Make-believe stories with my Star Wars action figures …
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“Make-believe is exactly what we strive to be,” Francesco said.
30 Days Of Night TIM LIBBON 2010
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Which is syntactically equivalent to "Make-believe good-er."
SciFi Changes Its Name to "SyFy" Rogers 2009
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Which is syntactically equivalent to "Make-believe good-er."
SciFi Changes Its Name to "SyFy" Rogers 2009
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Make-believe monsters don't scare us when our real fears are larger than life.
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Make-believe includes arguing about whether our efforts should be like crime-fighting or war-fighting.
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Make-believe involves measures that seem impressive but do not make us safer, such as national threat-level warnings and pro forma ID checks.
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Make-believe involves measures that seem impressive but do not make us safer, such as national threat-level warnings and pro forma ID checks.
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