masquerading

verb

present participle of masquerade
as in posing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masquerading
  1. posing
  2. impersonating
  3. pretending
  4. acting
  5. playing
Verb
  • Bodum has recalled 8-cup and 12-cup French press coffee makers because the glass carafes may break unexpectedly, posing a serious burn risk.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Just prop open the iPhone Duo, get into the picture and let its AI recognize when everyone is posing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of posing
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  • So mark your calendar for this weekend to find out whom Heidi Klum will be impersonating.
    — Alfredo Toriello, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body took possession of the property unlawfully and spent years renovating and impersonating him, according to investigators and police documents.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of impersonating
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  • The New York governor signed two bills this morning barring companies from offering some AI chatbot features to users under 18—like pretending to be a real person or to have human emotions, or people-pleasing as a way to keep users engaged.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone is pretending all the time, no one can ever be themselves, and so each of us, in our own way, is sealed inside something that doesn’t exist and that, deep down, makes no apparent sense whatsoever.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of pretending
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  • The deal comes as Druski, the stage name of Drew Desbordes, has cemented himself as one of the biggest crossover stars of the creator economy, having appeared in commercials and acting roles (Grown-ish, Praise This) along with hosting gigs.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Filguerias was likely acting as the pilot monitoring, rather than the pilot flying.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of acting
Verb
  • And Maye did it despite playing without much of the Patriots’ offensive arsenal.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the move left Angel City playing a home game on the road in an effort to avoid the road and play at home in the playoffs.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of playing
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