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

Defending its business model, Sony told London's Competition Appeal Tribunal that third-party stores posed a security risk and it also used software sales to subsidise sales of its consoles.

From BBC

They had taken in the Taj Mahal, visited museums and posed for selfies with onlookers.

From The Wall Street Journal

I had a large sale of Apple in 2025 that put some of my long-term capital gains in the 20% capital-gains tax bracket that Grok missed the first time I posed the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

A European military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran still posed a threat to shipping.

From Barron's

Largely because of Disney and posed “natural” wildlife films and television programs I had preconceived ideas about wolves, about what wolves should be and do.

From Literature