as in posed (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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Curry played in five games after surgery to repair a broken second metacarpal.—
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Nobody had seen a second round playoff game played in Minnesota in more than a decade.—
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Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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Strickland then mocked Chimaev for refusing to fight in the parking lot.—
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The burger became a viral sensation after Kempczinski posted a video of himself taking a nibble from one and was mocked for his tentative bite.—
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Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Masqueraded (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masqueraded%20%28as%29. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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