posed

[ pohzd ]

/ poʊzd /

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adjective

(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.

asserted, stated, or put forward: A panel of invited experts will present scientific evidence pertinent to the posed questions.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of pose¹.

OPPOSITES FOR posed

1 candid, natural, unposed.

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Origin of posed

pose¹ + -ed² for the adjective senses; pose¹ + -ed¹ for the verb sense

Words nearby posed

port-wine stain, POS, posada, Posadas, pose, posed, Poseidon, Posen, poser, poseur, posey

How to use posed in a sentence

For example, while scientists have looked at the risk of viral transmission in flight, they haven’t studied the transmission dangers posed by crowding during boarding or deplaning.
How risky is air travel in the pandemic? Here’s what the science says.|Brian Resnick|November 12, 2020|Vox
However it also goes on to state fairly plainly that technical measures are likely to be the most robust tool against the threat posed by foreign surveillance.
Europe puts out advice on fixing international data transfers that’s cold comfort for Facebook|Natasha Lomas|November 11, 2020|TechCrunch
Thanksgiving 2020 couldn’t come at a more dangerous time, or pose more serious risks for coronavirus spread.
How to have a safer — but not safe — pandemic Thanksgiving|Brian Resnick|November 11, 2020|Vox
The Commission and a pan-EU network of consumer protection enforcers has been in regular contact with the 11 platforms since then to push for a coordinated response to the threat posed by coronavirus scams.
Europe urges e-commerce platforms to share data in fight against coronavirus scams|Natasha Lomas|November 6, 2020|TechCrunch

Some elements of the PlayStation 5, however, are not yet reviewable due to embargoes posed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
PlayStation 5 review: PS5 is a sensory game-changer|Elise Favis|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
The Perfect Storm writer talks combat brotherhood and the threat posed by growing wealth inequality.
Sebastian Junger on War, Loss, and a Divided America|The Daily Beast Video|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Afterward, the graduates posed for pictures with their families.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After the Thursday prayer, the crowd of Congressional staff and lawmakers posed in the iconic, "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" pose.
Capitol Hill's Black Staffers Walk Out to Say ‘Hands Up, Don't Shoot!’|Tim Mak|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The RFI posed questions such as: “How does the company respond when one of its firearms is found to have been used in a crime?”
Can God Beat the NRA?|Dean Obeidallah|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Actually, Brown lost the Senate race to Democrat incumbent Jean Shaheen because Scott once posed nude for Cosmo.
The GOP Senate: A New Utopia Dawns|P. J. O’Rourke|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the inspection of that secret entry he had learnt much regarding that man who posed as a doctor in Pimlico.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
He posed as the lover of Mme. de Brebion, the wife of his best friend.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
In Angouleme she posed as the antagonist of her friend, Mme. de Bargeton.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Never finish a figure begun out-doors by painting afterwards from a model posed in the house.
The Painter in Oil|Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst
If I seem to have posed before you as a noble-minded philanthropist, I have been guilty of careless misrepresentation.
Jaffery|William J. Locke