pose as
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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Barragán originally set out to find the man who scammed his mother by posing as a handsome American soldier, but now interrogates four of these young men, illuminating their psychological tactics, economic hardships and moral dilemmas.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Three men face charges in connection with an operation involving an undercover investigator posing as an underage girl in Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Residents in the Florida Keys are being warned about a phone and text scam where criminals are posing as law enforcement officers and demanding money.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Fortunately, unlike Deborah’s scheme to use Ava and pose as a lesbian couple to trick Burnett’s white jumpsuit off an old comedy rival (Cherry Jones), the problem wasn’t one of ownership, but of size.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Three men face charges in connection with an operation involving an undercover investigator posing as an underage girl in Hartford.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Residents in the Florida Keys are being warned about a phone and text scam where criminals are posing as law enforcement officers and demanding money.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Fortunately, unlike Deborah’s scheme to use Ava and pose as a lesbian couple to trick Burnett’s white jumpsuit off an old comedy rival (Cherry Jones), the problem wasn’t one of ownership, but of size.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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