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poses

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artificial position n.
sit, stand in place v.
pretend, fake v.
offer, put forward idea v.

NOUN

artificial position

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mannerism mien posture

STRONG

act affectation air attitude attitudinizing bearing carriage facade fake front guise masquerade posturing pretense pretension role stance stand

WEAK

false show positure

Antonyms

STRONG

honesty reality truth

WEAK

movement

VERB

sit, stand in place

Synonyms

STRONG

arrange model peacock poise position posture strut

WEAK

sit for strike a pose

Antonyms

WEAK

be genuine go move withhold

VERB

pretend, fake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect

STRONG

act attitudinize feign grandstand impersonate masquerade peacock playact posture profess purport sham

WEAK

make believe make out like pass off put on airs put up a front show off strike an attitude take off as

Antonyms

WEAK

be genuine go move withhold

VERB

offer, put forward idea

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give present suggest

STRONG

advance ask extend posit prefer proffer propose proposition propound put query question set state submit tender

WEAK

hold out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refrain take withhold

STRONG

answer decrease discourage displace dissuade halt reject remove reply take back

WEAK

be genuine go move

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poses

George Chen of The Asia Group told AFP it would be "premature to conclude that Jensen poses a threat to US national security before the facts are fully established."

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Anya Taylor-Joy — who stars as Alia Atreides in Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming movie “Dune: Part 3” — poses with Villeneuve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

"It poses no danger at all," the Chinese embassy wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, drawing skeptical comments.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

For me, the most poignant question the movie poses doesn’t have to do with Holmes’ guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

It is only at higher levels of exposure that it poses a threat.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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