as in suggests
to set before the mind for consideration posed an interesting question for the visiting astronomer
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as in puzzles
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty utterly posed by the barrage of questions
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as in shows
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive my cheerfulness was just a pose, for I was feeling miserable
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Recent Examples of poses
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 The inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Chuck Lorre poses with 2026 Heart Gala host Jackie Tohn outside the event in Los Angeles on April 18. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Turkey cannot rejoin the program unless the president certifies to Congress that Ankara no longer possesses or operates the S-400 and that the system poses no risk to the F-35. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 But that posture poses a major risk in the possibility of years-long inflation fueled by a rise in consumer demand, untethered by interest rates. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 The existing Grand Boulevard road bridge is curved and has no sidewalk, which poses safety concerns for people on foot and bikes sharing the road with vehicles. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter. —Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Why New Spider Species Discoveries Matter Researchers are studying the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park’s ecosystems as climate change poses risks to biodiversity in the region, including the possibility that species may become extinct before they are fully documented. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026 All of this poses a threat to yields for 2026. —Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 This catabolism works directly against muscle improvement goals, compromising both the strength needed for challenging poses and the flexibility that comes from healthy, elastic muscle fibers. —William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026 The father and son strongmen have frequently paired up to train together and have been spotted rehearsing the elegant poses that made Schwarzenegger a star. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Hulk, a police dog that took part in an operation in which 48 tons of marijuana were seized, poses in front of packages containing the drug and weapons in Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2026. —CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, business leaders and AI experts have issued successive warnings about the threat AI poses to human workers. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026 Why did these people become memes, but countless other YouTubers or kids making funny poses failed to launch? —Ben Pettis, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Bad lighting and poor poses are the most likely causes of poor identification. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
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The fire currently poses no danger to people, homes or business, authorities said. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 The inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Chuck Lorre poses with 2026 Heart Gala host Jackie Tohn outside the event in Los Angeles on April 18. —Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Turkey cannot rejoin the program unless the president certifies to Congress that Ankara no longer possesses or operates the S-400 and that the system poses no risk to the F-35. —Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 But that posture poses a major risk in the possibility of years-long inflation fueled by a rise in consumer demand, untethered by interest rates. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 The existing Grand Boulevard road bridge is curved and has no sidewalk, which poses safety concerns for people on foot and bikes sharing the road with vehicles. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter. —Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Why New Spider Species Discoveries Matter Researchers are studying the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park’s ecosystems as climate change poses risks to biodiversity in the region, including the possibility that species may become extinct before they are fully documented. —Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026 All of this poses a threat to yields for 2026. —Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
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In the photos, Fillmore sits proudly on the grass guarding his home, and later poses with a firefighter. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 With sparse amounts of slapstick, this staging isn’t the most physical of farces, though Lutz and Enriquez in particular strike some laugh-out-loud poses. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 This catabolism works directly against muscle improvement goals, compromising both the strength needed for challenging poses and the flexibility that comes from healthy, elastic muscle fibers. —William Jones, Ascend Agency, 13 Apr. 2026 The father and son strongmen have frequently paired up to train together and have been spotted rehearsing the elegant poses that made Schwarzenegger a star. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Hulk, a police dog that took part in an operation in which 48 tons of marijuana were seized, poses in front of packages containing the drug and weapons in Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2026. —CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, business leaders and AI experts have issued successive warnings about the threat AI poses to human workers. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026 Why did these people become memes, but countless other YouTubers or kids making funny poses failed to launch? —Ben Pettis, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Bad lighting and poor poses are the most likely causes of poor identification. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poses
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There are concerts, comedy shows, malls, sports.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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So there’s always a possibility that somebody from one of our shows could be on.— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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By the time my story about him was published in the November 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, Aryeh Dodelson, and all of his guises, had disappeared from the face of the earth.— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
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In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble, and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok.— Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
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Marco Ernst, PhD, a researcher at Fraunhofer ISE and developer of the ShadeCut concept, emphasized that by structuring and cutting a color-producing film, the team can embed color effects and complex patterns directly into solar modules and facades.— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Poses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/poses. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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