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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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg last week accused Meta of failing to remove imposter accounts that Bragg said pose as organizations like Catholic Charities to offer fake immigration services that scam money from unsuspecting victims.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The former monarch’s dachshund Tillia was also present and posed as a member of the family for the occasion.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
During the eight-month investigation, HBPD detectives began communicating with him, where an agent posed as a woman babysitting a 4-year-old girl, according to prosecutors.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deny the campaign’s responsibility for such threats and accuse government agents of posing as activists online.
—Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The former monarch’s dachshund Tillia was also present and posed as a member of the family for the occasion.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 17 Apr. 2026
During the eight-month investigation, HBPD detectives began communicating with him, where an agent posed as a woman babysitting a 4-year-old girl, according to prosecutors.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deny the campaign’s responsibility for such threats and accuse government agents of posing as activists online.
—Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Pose as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pose%20as. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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