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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
Dark Star’s Repsch only learned that Santor had impersonated him and his company when THR contacted him.
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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
But the show still suffers from that same sense of misplaced priorities, lingering on Helly’s response to being impersonated without letting Mark work through his pain in the same way.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
This time, Eddie Murphy hilariously impersonated Tracy Morgan, who was also in the sketch as a man named Darius, while Leslie Jones played a woman named Shanice.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
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
But the show still suffers from that same sense of misplaced priorities, lingering on Helly’s response to being impersonated without letting Mark work through his pain in the same way.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
This time, Eddie Murphy hilariously impersonated Tracy Morgan, who was also in the sketch as a man named Darius, while Leslie Jones played a woman named Shanice.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
Verb
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Lopez noted and mocked Johnson’s comments, sarcastically asking why the mayor didn’t blame it on other historic phenomena.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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During the jail call in question, Thug mocked Glo’s looks for being compared to Rihanna.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Falcons played their opener two weeks ago and then had a bye.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Could my stutter-step breathing and thick-ridden voice be imitated by a machine?—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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For their efforts, life has imitated art, as Huntr/x has now stolen the show from not one but two cloyingly chipper bro brigades.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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The veteran has at times performed for the Padres, but his latest clunker — Cortes yielded six runs over 2 1/3 innings — continued an alarming trend for a rotation that has gone nine consecutive games without an outing of more than five innings.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Paramedics performed life-saving measures on the boy, but couldn't save him; he was pronounced dead at the scene.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was often portrayed as a DOGE patsy, perhaps even a fool.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar portrayed Peter Bash, the more grounded and level-headed half of the Franklin & Bash duo.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the end, Frizer was found to have acted in self-defense and officially pardoned by the Queen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Meyer has also appeared on Designated Survivor (2018), The Fix (2019), and Good Girls (2021), and acted in films including Changeland (2019), Unpregnant (2020), and The Enormity of Life (2021).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That's depicted in a disturbing, if somewhat inscrutable, scene.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The beginnings of it are depicted in true disaster movie style, with ominous music and a collapsing electric pylon that causes a faulty cable to fall to the ground.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Artau said in his Senate disclosure form that no one involved in the selection process discussed pending cases or legal issues with him in a way that could be interpreted as seeking assurances about his position.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The victory comes months after CBS said the show would be canceled for financial reasons, though many interpreted it to be a political decision to secure federal approval for its merger with Skydance.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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