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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Smith also posed as a minor’s dad and video chatted with the girl, officials said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Instead, those who receive these calls are urged to file reports with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as to the shelters the scammers are posing as.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
In the Season 2 finale, Gi-hun convinced his fellow players to pose as the dead and overpower the guards who come to take their bodies.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
Unbeknownst to Gi-hun, the Front Man is actually In-ho — a previous winner of the Squid Game who now works as the head guard and is posing as Player 001 and using the name Young-il.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Instead, those who receive these calls are urged to file reports with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as to the shelters the scammers are posing as.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
In the Season 2 finale, Gi-hun convinced his fellow players to pose as the dead and overpower the guards who come to take their bodies.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
Unbeknownst to Gi-hun, the Front Man is actually In-ho — a previous winner of the Squid Game who now works as the head guard and is posing as Player 001 and using the name Young-il.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 May 2025
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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