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• n  (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
• v  introduce
• v  assume a posture as for artistic purposes
• v  pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
• v  behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
  Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!
• v  put into a certain place or abstract location
• v  be a mystery or bewildering to

• The pieces she has been clandestinely sending out from Internet cafswhile posing as a touristare often funny, elegantly written and poignant.
• In the photos, Jack says, "You can see he is just posing, initially, but as the shoot goes on, he starts to come out.
• These two were posing as peace mediators.

• sitting
• present
• pose
• model
• sit
• posture
• impersonate
• personate
• put
• set
• place
• position
• lay
• perplex
• vex
• stick
• get
• puzzle
• mystify
• baffle
• beat
• bewilder
• flummox
• stupefy
• nonplus
• gravel
• amaze
• dumbfound

News & Articles

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• Man posing as police officer robs two off Jeff Davis in Richmond
  A man posing as a police officer pulled over two cars and robbed drivers on Jefferson Davis Highway Tuesday night.
  June 12, 2013 - NBC 12 Richmond
• Trial ordered for La Mesa Man accused of posing as doctor, promising he could cure cancer, HIV
  A La Mesa man accused of posing as a doctor and promising patients he could could cure cancer and HIV must stand trial on nine felony counts, including treating people without a medical license and grand theft, a judge ruled Tuesday.
  June 12, 2013 - Channel 8 San Diego
• Suspects posing as water dept. employees to steal from homeowners
  Creve Coeur police are warning residents about suspects, posing as water company employees, tricking homeowners into letting them in their homes and then stealing their jewelry.
  June 11, 2013 - KSDK St. Louis

Quotes

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• Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate in The Australian
  The firing by soldiers of 1 Para caused the deaths of 13 people and injury to a similar number, none of whom was posing a threat of causing death or serious injury,the report says.
• Josef Ackermann in CITY A.M.
  We see continuing very difficult conditions for the global economy, posing significant challenges for our clients and for our industry,said Josef Ackermann.
• Tom LaBonge in Hindustan Times
  LA city councillor Tom LaBonge added: "Every day, I see tourists posing for snapshots just below the sign. We want to acquire this land, not only to maintain the view of the Hollywood Sign, but also to preserve open space, hiking trails and wildlife...