posed (as)

past tense of pose (as)
as in played
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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  • Mahomes played quarterback for Texas Tech before being drafted as the 10th pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The Before trilogy is both one story and three films, following two people, played by the same actors, across decades.
    Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • Veteran hands such as James Carville and David Axelrod have been widely mocked for their less-than-accurate takes.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
  • After posting it to social media, she was roundly mocked by online commenters.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • In First Steps, Galactus will be portrayed by actor Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), wearing actual purple-and-blue armor; the costume workshop on set is full of various attempts at making his signature look work.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.
    Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Posed (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posed%20%28as%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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