as in pretending
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as in suggesting
to set before the mind for consideration
posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer
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as in puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
utterly posed by the barrage of questions
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Recent Examples of posing
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Users have prompted the chatbot to generate images of people in bikinis and posing suggestively, causing distress to hundreds of thousands of women worldwide.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Perez said there is increasing concern by city fire officials for the discovery of containers inside the tower being used to cook or stay warm, posing a potential fire hazard.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
After his death, Aldean took to Instagram to pay tribute to the Turning Point USA CEO, sharing a photo of him and his wife posing alongside Kirk.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
After posing on the red carpet, Brown, Harbour and the rest of the cast took the stage inside the Chinese Theatre, where they were introduced by the series’ creators, Matt and Ross Duffer.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
The bikes' seat post assembly can break during use, posing a fall and injury hazard to the user, according to the recalls.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour shut down rumors of bullying and harassment on the Stranger Things set by posing together and praising each other at the final season premiere event on Thursday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
The former Today co-anchor, 60, shared an Instagram post on Saturday, April 12, in which she could be seen posing for a selfie with her two daughters — Hope Catherine, 6, and Haley Joy, 9 — plus sister Hala.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Allen, who couldn't attend the award show in person due to his football responsibilities, reposted a photo of Steinfeld posing on the red carpet in chic maternity style to his Instagram Stories.
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There can be no more pretending, briefing or hiding.—
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As a hero, Mauser is appealing; abrasive, cocky, and duplicitous but nonetheless charming, authentic, and intrepid.—
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In the new installment, Elphaba (Erivo) tries to protect Oz’s besieged animal population from the duplicitous Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).—
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His fall played as tabloid morality tale, at once confirming secular suspicion about hypocritical Christians and Christian suspicions about the temptations of secular trappings.—
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And now, with several countries withdrawing from global governance, Jin thinks those lecturing China on being responsible are being hypocritical.—
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“Posing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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