as in pretender
disapproving
a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poseur
Noun
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The speed with which this group develops chemistry and finds that star could determine where the Crimson Tide fall on the spectrum between contender and pretender.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Carter noted that City Hall office workers will return to their cubicles three days per week as of April 1. Related Articles Contenders or pretenders?—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Death at the hands of charlatans is not an inspiring storyline, which means publishers and film studios studiously avoid it.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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No, the danger is what those charlatans exploit, namely our vulnerability to the narrative of natural healing, the irresistible allure of conquering cancer with a simple, intuitive approach that lies entirely within our power, no chemo or surgery required.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Legitimate candidates face tougher hurdles while impostors glide through.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The success of the impostor scam illuminates another reason criminals are able to bilk Americans today.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
18 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Of course, the hardest work in achieving these gorgeously copycat photos fell to the food and prop stylists and photographer (Michelle Gatton, Christine Keely, and Heami Lee, respectively), who meticulously arranged each ingredient, surface, and light to best emulate the art.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Pharma giant Eli Lilly filed lawsuits against four telehealth companies that offer copycat versions of its weight-loss drugs, Zepbound and Mounjaro.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the mountebank of Mar-A-Lago wants to punish a small democracy of 5.3 million people that for the past 60 years has worked its way into the top table of drug research and production: Ireland.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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Gould observed that Jerry Falwell had taken up the mountebank’s mission of William Jennings Bryan.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Famous athlete revealed as Fuzzy Peas on Masked Singer while Ken Jeong shocks with Lord Farquaad look on wild Shrek Night With a final dramatic flourish of his cape and a quack, Lucky Duck departed, and it was revealed that Coral would be joining Paparazzo in the final six.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Poseur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poseur. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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