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pos·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sitting, posingnoun

    (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

    "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"

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  1. posing

    Posing refers to the action of assuming a particular position or attitude, typically for a photo or artistic purpose. It can also refer to presenting or putting forward something, such as a question or a problem, for consideration or discussion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Posing

    of Pose

Wikidata

  1. Pösing

    Pösing is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of posing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of posing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of posing in a Sentence

  1. President Francois Hollande:

    Terrorism has not stopped posing a threat to our country.

  2. Leslie Caldwell:

    While posing as a trusted friend and house guest, McCormack kidnapped his hosts' toddler child and sexually abused the child in local motels and parked cars.

  3. Adam Lynch:

    We heard of people coming into different hotels posing as tourists and stealing everything.

  4. Deborah Nucatola:

    We’ve been very good at getting heart, lung, liver, because we know that, so I’m not gonna crush that part,” Nucatola tells actors posing as organ traffickers. “I’m gonna basically crush below, I’m gonna crush above, and I’m gonna see if I can get it all intact.”

  5. Fanny Brice:

    Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you

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