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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 county said the domain was recently registered by an unidentified scammer and is being used to impersonate the county for phishing activities.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Friedmann had broken no Tennessee law by impersonating a laborer.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Others impersonate CPAs or financial advisors requesting tax documents.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Deepfakes can be created for harmless entertainment or creative projects, but they can also be used to generate propaganda, spread misinformation and for fraudulent activities, such as impersonating someone for financial gain or committing identity theft.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Friedmann had broken no Tennessee law by impersonating a laborer.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Others impersonate CPAs or financial advisors requesting tax documents.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Deepfakes can be created for harmless entertainment or creative projects, but they can also be used to generate propaganda, spread misinformation and for fraudulent activities, such as impersonating someone for financial gain or committing identity theft.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The aforementioned uprising, for example, occurs during a dance sequence that inspires an army of young women to imitate Ida, down to her peculiar face tattoos.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some employees on Tuesday also felt frustrated that some observers are portraying Anthropic as heroic despite previous years of work with the Pentagon and major defense contractor Palantir with little scrutiny.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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After portraying Alabaster, down to his pearly-white surname, as the apotheosis of white male villainy, Cash deflates him by arguing, essentially, #NotAllMen.—
Malavika Kannan,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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Bold choices are applauded or mocked—or mocked at the time and then applauded later.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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This might be the first time a film opens in theaters attached to a trailer for another movie mocking its franchise.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 26 of 28 games played, totaling 20 points or more nine times.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 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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Lancaster cheerleaders perform along the baseline during a second half timeout of the Tigers' game against Austin Westlake.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 1620 and Senate Bill 991 would make clear that when state or local law authorizes an inspector general to access records, and those records are necessary to perform official responsibilities, the records custodian must allow inspection.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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The core story, set in 1961, is shot in black and white, with Gee flashing forward in garish color to 1973, 1979 and 1980 to depict three other deaths that echo LaFaro’s, ending with Evans’ own.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Equipped with this context, a user can disregard that content or interpret it from a new vantage.—
Connie Etemadi,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her perspective is shaped by her decades of experience and an ability to interpret how universities adjust to changing priorities.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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