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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
She was charged with felony kidnapping, robbery by sudden snatching, impersonating a law enforcement officer during the commission of a felony and felony violation of probation.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Some of the messages seemed to refer to confidential documents related to ExxonMobil, The Citizen Lab said, while others impersonated people who were involved in lawsuits against the oil company.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
These fraudulent texts generally try to impersonate the toll service in each state.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Attackers have been observed impersonating the FBI’s own Internet Crime Complaint Center in hacking scams.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Some of the messages seemed to refer to confidential documents related to ExxonMobil, The Citizen Lab said, while others impersonated people who were involved in lawsuits against the oil company.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
These fraudulent texts generally try to impersonate the toll service in each state.
—Kendrick Marshall, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Attackers have been observed impersonating the FBI’s own Internet Crime Complaint Center in hacking scams.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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Christians are to imitate Christ, the true Good Samaritan, called to view all as nothing less than kin in sin and in the promise of salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Volunteers rappelled from the top of a building as sirens went off and firecrackers erupted — apparently to imitate shelling in one drill in the Indian port city of Mumbai.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Why is she being portrayed as silly and incompetent?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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For voice actors who previously portrayed Darth Vader in video games, the Fortnite feature starkly illustrates how AI voice synthesis could reshape their profession.—
Ashley Belanger – May 19,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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Read: The attack on trans rights won’t end there The impossible becoming possible is a hard thing to process—and easier to reject or mock than to understand.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Film director Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump over his plan to slap tariffs on foreign films made outside of the United States.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role: Changes to the heart.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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The scenes with you and Erika Henningsen, who plays your ex’s young new girlfriend, are really fascinating.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Wineries and craft beverage producers will offer tastings, artisans will display and sell their products, and musicians will perform in three areas throughout the day.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The artworks depict subjects like a tree outside a window, a living room and a waterfront in Zurich.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Currently in production and slated for a 2026 release, the action thriller depicts a biotechnology conference that descends into chaos when a rapidly mutating virus transforms the infected, forcing authorities to seal off the facility with survivors trapped inside.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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The emergence of multimodal LLMs, which can interpret speech, images, video and text, is opening up a new class of cross-functional, intelligent workflows.—
Umair Javed,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Anyone who’s ever had a pet has spent countless hours staring into the animal’s beady eyes, scrutinizing every micro-twitch and squint in hopes of interpreting what the creature might be thinking.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Among Democrats, 90% disapprove of Trump’s higher education tactics, as do 65% of Independents.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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