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adjective

as in pretending

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posing

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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
Just shy of his first birthday, a young Prince William steadied himself with the help of parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles while posing for photos on a picnic blanket. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026 Science starts with curiosity and posing a question that is then tested through acquiring data and then analyzing the accuracy of that data. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Cris Carter, the Director of Player Development for FAU [Florida Atlantic University] Football, shared an Instagram photo posing alongside Kelce on Monday, July 20, with curious text written across the image. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 With housing costs posing a significant barrier to the accessibility of four-year universities, the bill provides $350 million for the construction of new affordable student housing projects. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 But, experts say those exceptions have been used as a defense in situations where a person was not posing the same level of threat. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 At these temperatures, the molten salt remains chemically stable but begin corroding the metal used to build the reactor vessel, posing a major safety risk. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 The second photo shows Schuster and Kruk posing with a smiling Swift and Kelce. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026 Many Americans have soured on the economy after five years of elevated inflation, posing a risk to Trump and Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 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
  • But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
Definition of suggesting
Verb
  • Plus, the powerful cosmic titans get really puzzling when astronomers using the JWST spot them before the universe was even 1 billion years old.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • The uncertainty over Man on Fire is somewhat puzzling given its performance.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of puzzling
Adjective
  • Even actors whose roles have limited scope, like Zendaya, Nyong’o, Hawkins and Mia Goth as Penelope’s duplicitous maid, register as vital presences.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Nolan floats a convincing psychological reason why this Odysseus subconsciously believes his duplicitous actions during the war deserve permanent exile from civilization.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of duplicitous
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  • For example, states like New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois are already proposing wealth taxes.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Among them is a Washington think tank that recently released a paper proposing the capping of annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of proposing
Verb
  • While Loathe’s baffling compositional choices may jump out first, the album’s most glaring flaw is its production.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • The Illinois numbers, especially this year’s, are baffling experts.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of baffling
Adjective
  • Given Holzinger’s notoriety, and her own ironic relationship to extremes, her use of trigger warnings, posted before every performance, may seem beside the point, or even hypocritical.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Bronin’s campaign argued that Larson calling out tech and private equity donations to the former mayor is hypocritical when the congressman has received his own.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of hypocritical
Verb
  • Companies like Trace Finance capitalize on structural gaps, offering zero-cost FX to secure profitable trade finance and credit relationships, mirroring traditional banks' strategies in high-interest markets like Brazil.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Other buildings sell themselves as a good value, vying to compete by offering solid workplace digs for the right price.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of offering

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