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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
In an effort to conceal the causes of death, Sit impersonated the owners and had the dogs cremated, according to prosecutors.
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Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The former Smiths frontman first voiced his concerns about being impersonated online in April 2025.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Armed with those details, Logendran contacted Rogers’ online support team and impersonated the husband, claiming he had been locked out of his work account.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Catholic Charities has publicly denounced representatives’ being impersonated to scam immigrants.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 4 June 2026
While Manning has been impersonated on the show by the likes of Miles Teller and made a cameo sharing his love for Emily in Paris, his first and only time hosting spawned several memorable sketches.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Later, investigators found that an adult woman had impersonated the child, who was already dead at the time, during that video call.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
After obtaining victims’ personally identifiable information, Burge and Bospflug impersonated the victims at banks and opened accounts in the victims’ names, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Reuters reported that two of its reporters in China were being impersonated via Instagram and Telegram accounts that were attempting to get information on activists protesting the country’s COVID-19 policies.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
Seamus Bozeman
follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The former Smiths frontman first voiced his concerns about being impersonated online in April 2025.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Armed with those details, Logendran contacted Rogers’ online support team and impersonated the husband, claiming he had been locked out of his work account.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Catholic Charities has publicly denounced representatives’ being impersonated to scam immigrants.
—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 4 June 2026
While Manning has been impersonated on the show by the likes of Miles Teller and made a cameo sharing his love for Emily in Paris, his first and only time hosting spawned several memorable sketches.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Later, investigators found that an adult woman had impersonated the child, who was already dead at the time, during that video call.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
After obtaining victims’ personally identifiable information, Burge and Bospflug impersonated the victims at banks and opened accounts in the victims’ names, prosecutors said.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2023, Reuters reported that two of its reporters in China were being impersonated via Instagram and Telegram accounts that were attempting to get information on activists protesting the country’s COVID-19 policies.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
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One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The smallest nation by size (171 square miles) and population — 158,000, or twice the size of Arrowhead Stadium’s capacity — stood with all fans as the national anthems for both teams played.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Dalal said their son played there daily with his friends, taking advantage of a club policy that allows children under five to enter without a membership.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The star imitated the lone star of Texas.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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Among the hundreds of surgeries performed over three decades by ElAttrache, his patients include the four 2024 MLB most valuable player and Cy Young Award winners — Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178.—
Malana VanTyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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That’s because Noelle’s a different type of protagonist, portrayed confidently by Al Zahrani, a woman contending with her own loss while trying to gain a more prominent job than being the scanner of a police documents.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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On the opinion side, Paxton was heavily platformed and portrayed Cornyn as an enemy of the president.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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Puck reports that other key figures depicted in the film include OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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The Board’s recommendations are advisory, and Meta is not required to implement them, though the company has historically acted on roughly 75 percent of Board recommendations, which makes its response to this particular ruling worth watching.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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But the legislature has since acted to bolster local authority to regulate oil operations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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According to Reuters, the United States and European Union raised concerns that the resolution could be interpreted as creating a hierarchy among crimes against humanity by treating some atrocities as more serious than others.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act have long been interpreted to require that states provide services to Americans with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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