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

Harry Maguire posed a belated threat as England resorted to long balls in the closing stages against Japan at Wembley.

From BBC

Pakzad previously helped Iranian companies with transactions for imported goods despite the limitations posed by Western sanctions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearby, tourists on another bridge, partly destroyed by US bombs during the Korean War, posed for photographs and peered through binoculars at the North Korean city of Sinuiju on the opposite shore.

From Barron's

Faced with the challenges posed by Iranian missiles, Israel has three options to conserve interceptor stocks, Jean-Loup Samaan, a senior researcher at the Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore, told AFP.

From Barron's

Rowe said the fact the complaints related to an investigation from 40 years ago posed "substantial evidential challenges".

From BBC