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plural of pose.

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

Analysts say the market’s narrow breadth poses a risk to investors, with returns reliant on a small group of stocks that can swing wildly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lawmakers asked about a range of threats AI poses, including the potential for it to aid in the development of weapons and swarms of AI agents going rogue and hacking into systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Clearly, this poses a risk to both our staff and our students," he alleged, adding that 78 education staff members had been wounded -- "something we have never seen before."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Dozens of flights to and from Catalina Island have crashed over the years, with pilots saying the airport poses its share of challenges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

After a bunch of different poses, Molly let her descend from the stage and grab the dry-cleaning bag.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny