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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The show revisits the true story of the Ukrainian orphan with dwarfism adopted by an American couple, who later accused her of being an adult posing as a child.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Scammers on social media have been posing as Billboard contributors for years, ripping photos and biographical information from real writers’ profiles and reaching out to private individuals and/or musicians — often targeting smaller artists — to offer coverage in exchange for money.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, he's met along the way by two of Whitfield's cronies, who've been posing as deputies, and is shot twice point-blank, dying immediately.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
To catch him, Ema and her team create a fake profile and pose as a teenage girl.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Scammers on social media have been posing as Billboard contributors for years, ripping photos and biographical information from real writers’ profiles and reaching out to private individuals and/or musicians — often targeting smaller artists — to offer coverage in exchange for money.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
Instead, he's met along the way by two of Whitfield's cronies, who've been posing as deputies, and is shot twice point-blank, dying immediately.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
To catch him, Ema and her team create a fake profile and pose as a teenage girl.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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