Thesaurus results for IMPERSONATED

impersonated

verb

past tense of impersonate

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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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 Opposing them were Continental reënactors led by Sean Grady, of Westchester, who impersonated Colonel Glover impeccably, down to the Boston accent. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 Also charged in the case was Kimberley Pifer, who allegedly impersonated Jett and married Von Ferdinand using Jett’s name, according to Stephan. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Every major publisher, agent, editor, author union, or literary award executive is at risk of being impersonated. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026 According to court documents, between February 2024 and April 2025, Liu and other co-conspirators impersonated government officials to scam victims. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 The association said the money was lost after criminals impersonated its leadership and manipulated financial transactions. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 More than a year earlier, Arlington, Massachusetts sent four straight monthly payments totaling $446,000 to a criminal who had impersonated a real vendor and asked to switch from paper checks to electronic transfer. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Tonight, Musk lamented and maybe even mocked his own efforts.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Trump couldn’t stop himself Hearing his taste criticized, all his beautiful, shiny gold mocked — by Obama of all people — was rage-bait that Trump could not ignore.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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Both came on fourth down, after the Chiefs had played gallantly near the goal line.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Taaffe and JuJu Brents, who had both played generally well for six games, each was beaten on TD passes in the second half, when Maye went 9 for 10 for 148 yards.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

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There is a reason this movie is a classic, so often imitated and honored by other directors; Kubrick deftly marries the supernatural with the everyday, just as King does in his novels.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Some reported names resembling Samsung Galaxy flagship models, while others imitated Apple's iPhone naming.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of imitated

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The film includes a live recording of Pascal Dusapin’s Flying River, Violin Concerto, performed by Utopia Orchestra and conducted by Giuseppe Mengoli.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Her band has also warmed up crowds at Dallas Cowboys games and performed at the Houston Rodeo.

— Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

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The small-boat crossings have been depicted as a crisis by politicians including Nigel Farage of the hard-right party Reform UK, and have been used as a rallying point by anti-immigration activists.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores a mix of humor and skepticism regarding the use of AI, as depicted in Edith Pritchett's cartoon.

— Edith Pritchett, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of depicted

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And so, the power of a far-right billionaire who has long acted with impunity will also be checked — another priceless win for democracy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Tomorrow acted as a licensor and distributor across its portfolio of brands, receiving all revenues and paying royalties to brands based on their individual deals.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of acted

Verb

No, the Foos didn’t augment their lineup with a synth of a saxophone player, instead lead guitarist Chris Shiflett interpreted that famous riff.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026
That layer cake is impossible to precisely chart from the surface, but engineers sent sound waves into the ground and interpreted what echoed up into rough maps.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

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