as in masquerading (as)
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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Levi stars in the movie as his real-life father's son while Kay is playing the mother of Matthew's character.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The actors, playing for Planned Parenthood and Philadelphia food bank Philabundance, won the coveted $1 million prize.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Authoritarians historically come for the comics first, and most recently under Putin, satirist Idrak Mirzalizade was jailed and deported for mocking Russian housing.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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Brian stumbles back to his father’s tent, where an angry Simon takes his frustration over Uncle Mac’s mocking out on his son.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Posing (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posing%20%28as%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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