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as in to portray
to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town
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Recent Examples of impersonate
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles is warning about a text scam where the scammers are impersonating the DMV, falsely claiming that recipients have unpaid tickets.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Tehran’s digital warriors have impersonated American activists online to covertly encourage protests against Israel on college campuses.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Tehran's digital warriors have impersonated American activists online to covertly encourage protests against Israel on college campuses.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Superhuman appears to have been blindsided by the outrage its impersonating bot stirred up.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Tehran’s digital warriors have impersonated American activists online to covertly encourage protests against Israel on college campuses.
—David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Tehran's digital warriors have impersonated American activists online to covertly encourage protests against Israel on college campuses.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Superhuman appears to have been blindsided by the outrage its impersonating bot stirred up.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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And that is exactly why the fixation on recreating her look and imitating her to a T is so misguided.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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The indie movie, which runs a tight 1 hour and 21 minutes, is a perfect example of life imitating art — minus the murder.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Orbán, who is trailing in opinion polls ahead of elections next month, has leaned heavily on an election campaign that portrays Zelenskyy as an existential threat to Hungary.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israeli leaders have portrayed the violence as the work of a tiny minority, but Palestinians and human rights groups say the Israeli army has done little to prevent the attacks and note that settlers are rarely held accountable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The film follows a clown, consumed by a desperate need for validation, who accepts a private booking, expecting a children’s party — only to discover his audience is a group of millennials and Gen Z adults who openly mock his performance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company twisted the knife with Super Bowl ads mocking OpenAI’s slop, and Altman fired back, sniping that Anthropic wanted to be the traffic cop of AI.—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
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Herro and Powell, who are the Heat’s two leading scorers this season, entered Tuesday with just 173 minutes played together this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kings coach Doug Christie said Westbrook also ranks among the very best point guards to ever play the game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Till’s motifs swept though the ensemble, as horns, clarinets, bassoons, violin all had a chance to personate the character.—
BY LIBBY HANSSEN,
kansascity.com,
3 June 2017
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The ceremony kicked off with Alana Haim (of the band Haim and also a co-star on the movie with Zendaya) performing a DJ set.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2026
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The hottest new gig-economy job in Los Angeles is performing at home to help artificial intelligence understand how humans move.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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For the 2021 vintage, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota created an original artwork entitled Universe of Mouton that depicts a beautiful silhouette of a human figure in nature.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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While society hopefully won’t encounter an apocalyptic scenario like the one depicted in Project Hail Mary, a team at Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute has compiled a list of planetary nominees worth a closer look.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Attractions like Anakeesta play a role in absorbing some of that demand while interpreting and celebrating the natural and cultural heritage of the region.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the idea that trauma can alter the way people perceive the world and interpret their experience is ubiquitous now.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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