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as in mocked
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher
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as in played
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 impersonated
The experience of being impersonated led de Blasio to reflect on the need for stronger action around the safety risks of emerging technology.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
For another, the Creature is played by Jacob Elordi, who, like most actors who have convincingly impersonated Elvis Presley, is not exactly the Boris Karloff of his day.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The technology sold to Qualcomm was purportedly invented by Arabi’s sister, Sheida Alan, but prosecutors alleged Arabi was the true inventor and also impersonated his sister in communications related to the start-up company behind the technology — Abreezio.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The federal agencies who were impersonated by the scammers could not be reached because of the federal government shutdown.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
During the cold open, Poehler impersonated United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
According to The Cut, Tami also impersonated Kendra for her last Halloween party, dressing as a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit paired with a mask of her mugshot and phones clutched in its hands.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These bots, some created by users and at least three by a Meta team member, impersonated stars such as Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez without permission.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
For another, the Creature is played by Jacob Elordi, who, like most actors who have convincingly impersonated Elvis Presley, is not exactly the Boris Karloff of his day.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
The technology sold to Qualcomm was purportedly invented by Arabi’s sister, Sheida Alan, but prosecutors alleged Arabi was the true inventor and also impersonated his sister in communications related to the start-up company behind the technology — Abreezio.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The federal agencies who were impersonated by the scammers could not be reached because of the federal government shutdown.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
Mizuhara capitalized on the language barrier to keep Ohtani’s financial advisers from understanding their client, and, at times, Mizuhara even impersonated the player to the bank to prolong the fraud.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
During the cold open, Poehler impersonated United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
According to The Cut, Tami also impersonated Kendra for her last Halloween party, dressing as a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit paired with a mask of her mugshot and phones clutched in its hands.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These bots, some created by users and at least three by a Meta team member, impersonated stars such as Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez without permission.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
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Tate Sandell is getting mocked for it.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump‘s multiple White House renovations, as well his inability to be normal even while giving out candy to trick or treaters.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Verma played a key role in setting the Proteas a challenging target after the final was delayed by two hours because of rain.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wearing a Tom Ford tuxedo, the prince posed on the green carpet alongside singers Mendes and Minogue, who both performed at his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday London concert in 2018.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That was when the practice began of parents withholding food from children who performed badly on their pre-exams as an incentive to study harder.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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During the late-night comedy sketch series, Teller portrayed former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo alongside Shane Gillis as Curtis Sliwa and Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani, in a mock New York City mayoral race debate for the Cold Open.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, the expiration of a CBA is portrayed as the start of a labor dispute, but that’s often not true.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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North Ridge Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser on the deal.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fatty acids were then released into the skin, which acted as a signal for hair stem cells to grow.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Russian parents created and shared a video that depicted them tattooing their screaming 1-year-old child to win an apartment in an online giveaway contest hosted by Belarusian streamer Mellstroy, according to The Sun.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The butterfly was associated with a male generative power, as depicted on Greek vases and Roman engravings.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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On multiple occasions, Turner’s comments in interviews have been interpreted as shots taken at the Pacers’ fans.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following that performance, a Democratic win in the race for governor could be interpreted as a warning sign for the GOP.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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