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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Chudney captioned a November 2019 Instagram post that showed Callaway striking a pose as the famous Disney villain.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Aided by other adult women who pose as underage girls online to collect information on potential abusers, Roo and her team work alongside law enforcement to apprehend the worst offenders among us.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The two posed as Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante, during phone calls that were reportedly recorded on December 31, 2019, and January 22, 2020.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Dec. 2025
Last month, Gaines’ pecuniary gains were at the center of an 80-minute episode of the investigative sports podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, which cast her as a profiteer posing as a crusader for women.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Aided by other adult women who pose as underage girls online to collect information on potential abusers, Roo and her team work alongside law enforcement to apprehend the worst offenders among us.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
The two posed as Greta Thunberg and her father, Svante, during phone calls that were reportedly recorded on December 31, 2019, and January 22, 2020.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Dec. 2025
Last month, Gaines’ pecuniary gains were at the center of an 80-minute episode of the investigative sports podcast, Pablo Torre Finds Out, which cast her as a profiteer posing as a crusader for women.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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