pose as
phrasal verb
posed as; posing as; poses as
: to pretend to be (someone or something) in order to deceive people
She posed as a student to get free admission to the museum.
undercover cops posing as drug dealers
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Scammers have recently been posing as Shein with fake delivery updates, attempting to catch unsuspecting shoppers out.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Officers posed as 14- and 15-year-old girls online.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
That seems like a legit clue, but Matt’s focused on the Evelyn-Efron theory to the point of sneaking into the hotel, posing as a waiter, and taking a room-service delivery up to Efron’s room.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Officers posed as 14- and 15-year-old girls online.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar.
—Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
That seems like a legit clue, but Matt’s focused on the Evelyn-Efron theory to the point of sneaking into the hotel, posing as a waiter, and taking a room-service delivery up to Efron’s room.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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