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verb (1)

past tense of pose
as in proposed
to set before the mind for consideration posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer

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verb (2)

past tense of pose
as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty utterly posed by the barrage of questions

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Recent Examples of posed
Verb
Allegations of misconduct toppled the Democrat’s campaign, but his replacement, former logger and state senator Troy Jackson, has had a strong showing in the polls, and posed the first actual competition Collins has faced in nearly three decades. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026 An advisory question posed to Orland Township voters by a local law student caught Helen Flaherty’s attention Tuesday. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 Less than a decade later, industry executives were beginning to worry about the potential risks posed by tiny plastic particles that could permeate organs in the body. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 However, David Alexander, an emergency planning expert at University College London, wrote in a 2019 paper that considerable uncertainty remains over the true level of risk posed by the wreck. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 Her attorneys argue that whether HeeHaw posed an immediate danger is a question for a jury and are asking the judge to let the lawsuit proceed. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Worried that Iraq’s Sunni government still posed a threat to Kurds in the north and Shiites in the south, the United States, the United Kingdom, and, for a short time, France imposed two no-fly zones over those regions, without UN consent. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026 Lamar Jackson has posed a problem for every NFL team that has played the Baltimore Ravens the past nine years. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Google parent Alphabet also pointed out the risks posed by rogue agents in a recent filing. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posed
  1. proposed
  2. puzzled
  3. suggested
  4. baffled
  5. offered
  6. perplexed
  7. confused
  8. bewildered
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  • In a new study, researchers at the University of Ottawa have proposed this unconventional picture, which challenges some of modern physics’ biggest assumptions.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The money behind the measures Support for Proposition 40 has totaled to nearly $35 million, mostly from the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, the healthcare workers union that proposed the tax.
    — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of proposed
Verb
  • The existence of supermassive black holes before the universe was even 1 billion years old is something that has puzzled astronomers since the JWST started spotting them in 2022.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • All day on Sunday, there seemed to be a back-and-forth of praise from the right, and puzzled outrage on the left.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of puzzled
Verb
  • Laster also suggested that the company’s financial advisors had data disputing our conclusions.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And there will be a lot of them to loft — 100,000 Starlink V3 satellites and a million Starmind AI data centers, company founder and CEO Elon Musk has suggested.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • However, having gone through this first season, many are now baffled as to how the algorithm works.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But, about eight days before the election, when Acker heard that Stevens was thinking about switching her endorsement from El-Sayed to the Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers, he was baffled.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of baffled
Verb
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ukraine offered no official response to the dramatic results, but some in the country expressed cautious optimism the Democratic surge would ease pressure from Washington.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of offered
Verb
  • At Telluride, Fielder, who had initially planned to stay behind the scenes, admitted he was still perplexed by the couple’s openness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • They were perplexed at first, flummoxed, but pleasant, and unfortunately for them, already long gone from the airport.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of perplexed
Verb
  • The possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe should not be confused with evidence that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth, Kirkpatrick said.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Saturday’s opener started with a couple taking an amusement park ride, only to be confused by Pumpkins’ appearance in what was supposed to be a scary attraction.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Many Eagles players were concerned and bewildered by the development.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Latif is conflicted by his double life, bewildered by his doubling of parental responsibilities, constantly trying to think two moves ahead yet always ending up three steps behind.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bewildered

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“Posed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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