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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The cast has remained famously close over the years, notably coming together to pay tribute to the late Bob Saget, who played core character Danny Tanner, following his death in 2022.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
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According to his obituary, Funkhouser was born an Air Force brat in Michigan and played football in high school.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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When, during the hopeful years of the Oslo Accords, Shimon Peres used that phrase, he was mocked for his naïveté.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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In her cold open, Poehler mocked Attorney General Pam Bondi's recent appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Fey also made a cameo to impersonate Kristi Noem in the cold open, while Poehler portrayed Pam Bondi.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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It is portrayed as the exit of an escape tunnel from the home of Bob, the character played by Leonardo diCaprio.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Posed (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posed%20%28as%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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