Thesaurus results for POSING (AS)

posing (as)

verb

present participle of pose (as)

as in masquerading (as)

to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior posing as a soldier, the spy sneaked onto the base with surprising ease

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Even with their side trip to Utah, Memphis had four of the top seven players in minutes in Vegas, helped by playing a sixth game in the championship.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Only the two teams that make the championship game playing a sixth game, but the Heat is likely out of the mix for the championship game with two losses in Las Vegas.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

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On the scale of poking the bear, mocking Buc-ees in defense of other regional convenience store chains is low risk.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
In response to angry, sometimes mocking, questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times, injecting new drama into partisan divides that have festered for years about the origins and handling of the pandemic.

— Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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