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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 account that had impersonated him, after blowing up on @joma_gc, deactivated and removed all of its information from the page.
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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
Dark Star’s Repsch only learned that Santor had impersonated him and his company when THR contacted him.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 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
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
Dark Star’s Repsch only learned that Santor had impersonated him and his company when THR contacted him.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 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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In an interview with CNN, D’Agostino described being forced to sit or kneel on concrete in front of an Israeli flag for hours at a time, being left in cold temperatures with little clothing, having his belongings seized, mocked and destroyed and having his wrists bound tightly.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Puerto Rican rapper and Saturday Night Live host Bad Bunny mocked right-wing backlash to his upcoming Spanish-only Super Bowl halftime show, and started the countdown clock for anyone who doesn’t know the language.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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McAvoy and Lindholm played just 50 and 17 games, respectively; Brandon Carlo got dealt to division rival Toronto; Zadorov never quite lived up to his beefy new deal; and youngster Lohrei struggled with too heavy of a load too soon as the carnage unfolded around him.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Various lawmakers have since imitated this tactic even less convincingly.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Painted in turquoise and amber colors, the bunker imitated post WWII minimalism and Bauhaus, noted Vancouver Media’s Abdón Alcañiz, art director, physical production.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scottish powerhouse Lewis Capaldi performed on the episode.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The hospital performed a little over 4,000 deliveries in 2024, the most reported by any area hospital to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both deaths are portrayed in the show.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery To ring in the spooky season, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery hosts an array of special events, including a murder mystery bash and evenings with Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe (who are portrayed by local storytellers).—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit says the deputies acted without probable cause, and the case was settled with Solano County.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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But then, the globe-trotting tour acted as years of promo for the fans who weren't lucky enough to catch Swift's career-spanning show live, whereas the Life of a Showgirl film was announced a mere two weeks ago.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Her death is depicted in a scene in the Netflix series.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Some of the files reportedly depicted bestiality.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez could challenge how the available video has been interpreted and might share information that paints him in a more favorable light.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Physicists Kevin Croker of the University of Arizona and Greg Tarlè of the University of Michigan, two of the co-authors of the new black hole hypothesis study, say the DESI results can be interpreted as a signal of matter being converted into dark energy inside of black holes.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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