as in played
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
posing as a soldier, the spy sneaked onto the base with surprising ease
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Following in the footsteps of social-media-savvy churches such as Hillsong, in Los Angeles, Mercy Culture had a worship band that played earnest, anthemic rock, and its pastors wore skinny jeans.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
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The Wild played a second consecutive game without forward Bobby Brink, who was injured and scored a goal in his home debut with the Wild last Tuesday versus Utah.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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The fact that the team is almost entirely composed of Americans with Italian heritage is by now well-known and lovingly mocked on both sides of the Atlantic.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, there is the compelling, if meanly portrayed, character of Michael Berman, John’s partner in the George enterprise.—
Lisa DePaulo,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Teyana Taylor has addressed the online discourse about how her character, Perfidia Beverly Hills, was portrayed in One Battle After Another.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Star Search was the first program of its kind, with a format imitated by just about every subsequent talent competition program since.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Posed (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posed%20%28as%29. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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