pose
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Synonyms for pose
Synonyms: Noun
act, airs, charade, disguise, facade (also façade), front, guise, masquerade, playacting, pretense (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show
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Examples of pose in a Sentence
Noun
The photographs show the models in both clothed and nude poses. Hold that pose. It will make a great photograph. His disapproval of the war looks good to voters, but I bet it's just a pose.
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Tottenham suffered a stunning 1–0 loss at home to Newcastle United in Week 3, leaving them five points off leaders Liverpool having posed as potential title contenders entering the season. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Arsenal vs. Tottenham Live Stream, TV Channel: Watch Premier League Online," 1 Sep. 2019 To improve his reputation, an unpopular teenager hires a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 There is a growing pattern of tech luminaries posing as open to concerns and then swiftly dismissing them. — Alexis Papazoglou, WIRED, "Silicon Valley's Secret Philosophers Should Share Their Work," 27 Aug. 2019 The crooks coolly posed as customers at Avianne and Co. in the heart of the Diamond District, browsing the bling before pulling handguns on the four workers in the shop at the time of the high-noon hold-up, cops said. — Fox News, "Employees tied up in ‘massive’ New York Diamond District heist," 26 Aug. 2019 The warning comes after a June incident in Johnson Creek, in which members of World Wide Predator Hunters posed online as a young teen and lured someone to that city. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State warning: Don't take part in vigilante actions against suspected online child predators," 26 Aug. 2019 Bryce’s funeral turns into a disaster when Jessica’s activist group (posed as mourners) stand up in the middle of Mrs. Walker’s heartfelt speech about Bryce and call him a rapist. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "R29 Binge Club: 13 Reasons Why Season 3 Recap," 24 Aug. 2019 The former state administrator with a love of art opted for a cloak-and-dagger role, posing as an art gallerist in Nice while unifying the southern Resistance. — Elaine Ganley, BostonGlobe.com, "An invisible army set the stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis," 22 Aug. 2019 After a few years and three trials, five of the seven were convicted on terrorism charges — even though their main crime seems to have been trying to take $50,000 from government informants posing as al-Qaeda agents. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "The FBI hilariously creates its own enemies in The Day Shall Come trailer," 21 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Strike a pose: The third annual Vintage Vogue Runway for Research happens on Sunday, Sept. 15. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "Vintage Vogue Runway for Research fashion show set for September," 23 Aug. 2019 Best Jumpsuit: Ebonee Davis Model Ebonee Davis struck a pose at Curlfest in New York City in a very summery pale blue cutout jumpsuit. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "From the Jonas Brothers’ Throwback Fit to Skai Jackson’s Prom-Like Gown, These Are The Best Celeb Outfits from This Weekend," 29 July 2019 Piers Morgan’s objections to Megan Rapinoe’s striking a pose after scoring against France can probably be written off as a transparent attempt to ingratiate himself with President Trump. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "With No Argument on Substance, Critics Take Aim at U.S.’s Style," 6 July 2019 Orlando Cortez puffed out his chest and tugged at his vest, striking a pose in front of a mirror. — Krista Torralva, San Antonio Express-News, "Students get outfitted for prom with a non-profit’s help," 12 May 2018 The woman spent about 20 minutes performing a series of poses right at the edge of the chalk cliff, 200 feet above jagged rocks. — Ben Cusack, Fox News, "Woman seen doing yoga on edge of crumbling cliff," 25 June 2018 After getting a tip that Del Castillo was practicing without a license, the health department opened an investigation and had an investigator pose as a potential customer over email. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Unlicensed “health coach” claims health advice is free speech—court disagrees," 20 July 2019 Your goal celebration, a pose with outstretched arms, is now iconic. — Time, "Megan Rapinoe on Equal Pay, World Cup Celebrations and Trump," 10 July 2019 The actor shared on the red carpet that some of the toy’s physicality and hilarious tendency to strike poses on his motorcycle was inspired by his own ideas and enthusiasm while meeting with the team at Pixar. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Keanu Reeves had no idea he was the internet's latest boyfriend," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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