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posing (as)

verb

present participle of pose (as)
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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  1. playing
  2. mocking
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  • Gilbert was raised in Coral Springs, Florida, playing in several bands before forming New Found Glory in 1997 with Jordan Pundik, Steve Klein, Ian Grushka and Joe Marino, who was quickly replaced by Cyrus Bolooki.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Iamaleava looked much more comfortable and confident in the pocket, despite playing through multiple injuries.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of playing
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  • No one, however, much less a dubious Spanish public who were more used to mocking than celebrating their country’s best GC rider in a generation, believed that Mas could win the race.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Hansen can be cruelly mocking towards his oft-flustered but extremely professional producer Andie Bender (an astonishingly good Merritt Wever).
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of mocking
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“Posing (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posing%20%28as%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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