posed

American  

[pohzd] / poʊzd /

adjective

1. (of a photograph, portrait, etc.) taken or made by first placing the subjects in a particular position or attitude.

   The only posed photographs are the formal ones following the wedding ceremony.

   Antonyms

   unposed , natural , candid

2. asserted, stated, or put forward.

   A panel of invited experts will present scientific evidence pertinent to the posed questions.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of pose.

Etymology

Origin of posed

First recorded in 1825–35; pose ¹ + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; pose ¹ + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Some posed with their own planes, others at various terminals or, occasionally, in flight-inspired styles, including hats shaped like planes.

From Los Angeles Times

The idea for the study began with a straightforward question posed to a Belgian brewer: "How do you control brewing?"

From Science Daily

Washington has not yet provided any evidence that the boats were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the United States.

From Barron's

The fierce heat of the blaze, as well as dangerous debris and the risk posed from collapsing scaffolding, has hampered rescue efforts, but the fire department has so far rescued 55 people.

From BBC

Is it a parable about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence and the fawning tendencies of large language models?

From Salon