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masquerading

verb

present participle of masquerade

as in posing

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Sunblock for steel Frequent heat waves have pushed steel railway track temperatures past 60°C (140°F), posing derailment risks and forcing transit authorities to impose speed limits.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
There’s also a shot of Zayas posing with his son, David Zayas Jr.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

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The warnings reviewed here describe criminals impersonating MyChart through phishing campaigns.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday detained and arrested a 21-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a peace officer on the Yuba College campus in Marysville.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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In Mozart’s original, two Italian soldiers decide to test their lovers’ fidelity by pretending to head off to war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Respondents questioned Dave Aranda’s roster construction, the program’s lack of identity and why everybody is pretending this isn’t a lame-duck season.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of pretending

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Rather than playing as two traditional wingers, in this moment, both players were on the left flank.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Rumors have circulated that Stan may be playing Harvey Dent, the district attorney who eventually becomes the villainous Two-Face and was previously portrayed by Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, and Billy Dee Williams.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

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