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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To find the best hotels in Seoul, our incognito inspectors posed as ordinary guests and stayed multiple nights at each property.
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Won agreed to help, creating a fake Telegram account and posing as a man in his 30s to infiltrate the chat room where the deepfake images had circulated.
—Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
With limited options to generate money, Ray has the pair pose as DEA agents to shake down small-time drug dealers.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Authorities have accused him of using the accounts to communicate with minors and sometimes posing as a 16-year-old boy.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Won agreed to help, creating a fake Telegram account and posing as a man in his 30s to infiltrate the chat room where the deepfake images had circulated.
—Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
With limited options to generate money, Ray has the pair pose as DEA agents to shake down small-time drug dealers.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Authorities have accused him of using the accounts to communicate with minors and sometimes posing as a 16-year-old boy.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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