Definitions
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- v. Present participle of pose.
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- n. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
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Examples
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Sarah Palin posing in black running shorts and a red fleece on its most recent cover.
Geithner: Everything’s peachy. Really. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
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Lewis, who said he felt personally betrayed by Spohn's story, said there is no evidence that Spohn broke military law or Air Force regulations in posing as a POW.
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But service members interested in posing a question to Mullen will have to do their recording on their own time.
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When you already know that the answer is always “smaller government”, the real challenge is in posing the problem. raylward Says:
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It is the literary term describing fictional writing that self-consciously and systematically draws attention to its status as an artifact in posing questions about the relationship between fiction and reality, usually, irony and self-reflection.
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Allergic reactions are inappropriate, but otherwise normal responses of the immune system to substances that it identifies as posing a threat.
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TMP, Mystery Solved! — why was McCain posing in front of a photo of Walter Reed Middle School (located in North Hollywood, California)?
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," said Klein.
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," CNN/US President Jon Klein said.
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"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein said in the announcement, noting Morgan is a "natural fit" with Anderson Cooper -- and with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker, whose new 8 p.m. show, "Parker Spitzer" will be Morgan's lead-in.
GHibbs commented on the word posing
My adjectival use: 'The rain fell on the posing bride.'
August 23, 2011