as in to pose (as)
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
the intruder was arrested for masquerading as a doctor and trying to steal another woman's baby
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Checking these crooked politicians who ain’t playing fair/ Shut up!—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
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A lot of times, young big guys don’t play quite hard enough.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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In September 2024, she was mocked online after releasing a single.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Tonally, the show is all over the place, laying on the moody theatrics one moment, mocking Dave’s writerly pretenses the next.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Masquerade (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masquerade%20%28as%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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