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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In these attacks, criminals pose as IT or helpdesk staff and call employees directly.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Robert De Niro posed as the first president, holding Washington’s actual sword—a gift to Kennedy’s father.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
As the years went on, many challenges were increasingly viewed with derision, including a photo shoot in which contestants were made up to be different races and another in which a contestant whose mother had been shot and paralyzed was made to pose as a gunshot victim.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In a ruse that, for lack of a more astute reference point here, feels very Don Draper-coded, Rose poses as the dear male soldier who died next to her in battle, figuring why waste the deeds to perfectly decent land, or his name.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Robert De Niro posed as the first president, holding Washington’s actual sword—a gift to Kennedy’s father.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
As the years went on, many challenges were increasingly viewed with derision, including a photo shoot in which contestants were made up to be different races and another in which a contestant whose mother had been shot and paralyzed was made to pose as a gunshot victim.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
In a ruse that, for lack of a more astute reference point here, feels very Don Draper-coded, Rose poses as the dear male soldier who died next to her in battle, figuring why waste the deeds to perfectly decent land, or his name.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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