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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
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The posers tricked victims with fake threats, like demanding payments to avoid legal consequences and potential computer issues, according to the Department of Justice.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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
Mohammed's character Hugh has to snort cocaine during the trio's initial meeting with the gangster Fly (Paddy Considine) to prove that the trio aren't posers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The posers tricked victims with fake threats, like demanding payments to avoid legal consequences and potential computer issues, according to the Department of Justice.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Poser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poser. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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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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