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adjective

as in pretending

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verb (1)

present participle of pose
as in suggesting
to set before the mind for consideration posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer

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posing

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verb (2)

present participle of pose
as in puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty utterly posed by the barrage of questions

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Recent Examples of posing
Verb
Luann is unfazed and unmoving, cigar in hand, fedora on her head, posing for the camera despite the woman wailing from beneath her ass. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 In the photos, the teenager could be seen wearing a pink and white dress, posing in front of her outdoor dinner party. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 Fans swarmed the Kursaal Theater, where Pitt reportedly spent the duration of his official film screening outside, signing autographs and posing for photographs for the massive crowd gathered. — Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026 Bond yields have jumped to their highest levels in decades, posing a risk to shares of companies that are saddled with large amounts of debt, according to Piper Sandler. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 During assembly or disassembly, the frame can fall, posing risks of impact, crushing and lacerations to customers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026 As the city ranked as posing the greatest threat to migratory birds in the United States, Chicago has an obligation to take action to protect the millions of birds that travel through this region every fall and spring. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 On Sunday, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum celebrated her daughter’s 17th birthday with a sweet snap of the mother and daughter posing for the camera. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026 Although the pair walked the red carpet individually, they were pictured holding hands and posing in a sweet embrace inside the event. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posing
  1. pretending
  2. suggesting
  3. puzzling
  4. duplicitous
  5. proposing
  6. baffling
  7. hypocritical
  8. offering
Adjective
  • There can be no more pretending, briefing or hiding.
    — Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of pretending
Verb
  • For example, the national median home price increased about 2% year-over-year as of August, suggesting that homes are becoming more expensive and seemingly at odds with reduced demand from buyers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Many of those deals would have likely kicked into high gear in fiscal 2026, suggesting more growth in the business is to come.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggesting
Verb
  • While there were reasons for this morning's move higher, this afternoon's bond selloff is puzzling.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • These early proponents of quantum biology sought explanations for the puzzling properties of life at the classical scale in the counterintuitive laws of physics at the quantum scale.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of puzzling
Adjective
  • In Bird and Goldmark’s account (these collaborators are also married), the nihilistic, amoral, duplicitous, power-seeking Roy Marcus Cohn makes Niccolò Machiavelli seem like a rank amateur.
    — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But as with any good Leonard story, the best moments come from the characters, a rogues’ gallery of violent ruffians and neurotic, duplicitous scoundrels.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of duplicitous
Verb
  • For their part, the coalition government’s partners—the members of Sumar—are proposing to directly expropriate the home in question.
    — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 27 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, regulators and lawmakers from Colorado to Massachusetts are starting to question whether things have gone too far — and some are now proposing stricter consumer protections.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • Their admirable determination makes Diamantis’ flight from the United States baffling for us and humiliating for them.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The sequel, on the other hand, is shaped by baffling decisions from director Susanne Bier and cinematographer Simon Duggan that render the film antiseptic.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of baffling
Adjective
  • And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There is something deeply hypocritical about discovering and using the language of women’s liberation only when your own status, reputation, or income is at stake.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Verb
  • The park is across the bay from Starbase and draws a good crowd, offering a view of ships on the bay that frame the towering Starship launch pad.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Eggs fall into this category, offering your body a more sustained energy level over time.
    — Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of offering

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“Posing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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