pose as

verb

posed as; posing as; poses as
Synonyms of pose asnext
: to pretend to be (someone or something) in order to deceive people
She posed as a student to get free admission to the museum.
undercover cops posing as drug dealers

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This topic needs more research, but what CTGT found suggests that the proliferation of Chinese AI models doesn’t pose as big of a security risk as some might believe. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 In other instances, Ukrainian agents on Telegram allegedly posed as Russian government officers to pressure certain Telegram users into committing acts of sabotage. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough. — Dan Kelly july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Invited by The Atlantic to pose as a Tocqueville du jour, Bernard-Henri Lévy issued his own clean bill of health to American democracy. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pose as

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