Thesaurus results for POSES (AS)

poses (as)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pose (as)

as in masquerades (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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How Fiber Impacts Sleep Fiber plays many important roles in health, such as regulating blood lipid levels, promoting regular bowel movements, and fueling the growth of beneficial bacteria in your gut.

— Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 July 2026
This Tom Holland isn’t the famous actor who plays Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s new movie.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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The Los Angeles Dodgers insulted their Catholic paying customers by honoring a drag group that parades around as nuns and mocks their religion.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026

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