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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
This was a bit of a poser for planetary scientists.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
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Noun
Seek out the real meaning; don’t follow or emulate posers.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Costumed reporters and awkward celebrity posers.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Newsom became, by his own definition, a poser.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
This means not undershooting to the point of looking passive and not overshooting to the point of looking like a poser.
—Gorick Ng, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Portman plays a desperate, well, gallerist looking to offload a corpse as art during Miami’s annual poser-heavy Art Basel conference.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
Rideshare posers have also allegedly raped passengers.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
This was a bit of a poser for planetary scientists.
—David Szondy
july 27, New Atlas, 27 July 2025
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“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poser. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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poser
1 of 2 noun
pos·er
ˈpō-zər 
: a puzzling or baffling question
poser
2 of 2 noun
: a person who poses
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