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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
During the cold open, Poehler impersonated United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The account that had impersonated him, after blowing up on @joma_gc, deactivated and removed all of its information from the page.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 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
Mr Rank One TikToker even impersonated Ice Cube, recording themselves dressed as him and reciting lines from the movie.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Many early bots impersonated human users or shared credentials—vulnerabilities that remained manageable because RPA bots followed predictable rules.
—Kevin Bocek, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
An optional step is to spoof the number belonging to the person or organization being impersonated.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.
—Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The account that had impersonated him, after blowing up on @joma_gc, deactivated and removed all of its information from the page.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 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
Mr Rank One TikToker even impersonated Ice Cube, recording themselves dressed as him and reciting lines from the movie.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Many early bots impersonated human users or shared credentials—vulnerabilities that remained manageable because RPA bots followed predictable rules.
—Kevin Bocek, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
An optional step is to spoof the number belonging to the person or organization being impersonated.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.
—Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
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Following the no-contest between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Jones mocked the injured champion with a silent but hilarious move on social media that quickly garnered attention.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Italy’s performance at World Cup 1978 and Euro 1980 on home soil was decent enough, but their sluggish form going into the tournament meant he was mercilessly mocked in the Italian press.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tewes, who had played cruise director Julie McCoy, since the series debuted in 1977, returned for a handful of episodes in the dramedy's final two seasons in 1986 and 1987.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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This came to a head for one of the show's stars, Lauren Tewes, who played cruise director Julie McCoy.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 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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On August 30, 1972, John performed at the One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden — his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Flemyng stars as Steven Wyles, who is causing the team of Explosives Officer, or Expo, Lana Washington, portrayed by McClure, all sorts of headaches with his sinister vendetta.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Oct. 2025
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This is the first time Cargill has been portrayed as a heel on WWE TV.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some major questions linger over whether DeSalvo acted alone or even committed all of the killings.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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And there’s Ben’s mother Anne Meara, who wrote plays, acted in everything from TV sitcoms to Shakespeare in the Park productions, and always preferred her son’s more serious work to his broader, big-budget laugh riots.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 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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Baesakul symbolized the interconnection of humans and nature through an interlaced motif interpreted as leather lacing or metal hardware and applied to contemporary shapes that take cues from the Eiffel Tower’s silhouette, the curve of a capybara’s back or even the form of Baesakul’s pet corgi.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kirk supported Black rights under the Civil Rights Act but criticized the fact that the law was later interpreted to protect the LGBTQ community, Visconti said.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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