impersonates

present tense third-person singular of impersonate
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as in mocks
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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Recent Examples of impersonates When his detective twin brother, James, disappears, Ludwig impersonates him to help his sister-in-law, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), solve the mystery. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026 Security researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have uncovered CrashStealer, a new Mac information stealer that impersonates Apple's crash-reporting software. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 But only male pilots can apply—so Wooram goes full Twelfth Night and impersonates her twin brother Boram, with his blessing. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 Like that video where Bryan Cranston impersonates Art Garfunkel at Central Park, and his bouffant gets bigger every time the camera cuts back. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026 Those that fear dust mites and other allergens will be pleased to know this $40 pick from Quince impersonates hotel luxury pillows without the goose down or the price point. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026 When an escaped Eleven finds her way to a diner (the image of a bald Brown in a hospital gown shoving fries into her mouth is indelible), Brenner’s team impersonates social services, kills the kind proprietor, but fails to apprehend her. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025 The scam impersonates Walmart and claims someone has made an expensive PS5 order through the user’s account. — PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonates
Verb
  • We are presented with a few potentially hissable villains, including an attorney for the state (Christian Rubeck) who mocks the Gheorghius’ faith and a frostily inflexible social worker, Gunda (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Anjali Patil plays the title role and produces through her banner Anahat Films.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Parliament’s lower house dominates the legislative process, but the Senate plays an important role in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the 1925 novel, the appearance of fledglings symbolizes freedom, confinement and even spiritual rebirth, themes that follow lead characters Clarissa and Sally (whom Edebiri portrays) as the story unfolds.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In the film, Long portrays Katherine Jackson, matriarch of the Jackson family, alongside Oscar nominee Colman Domingo as Joe Jackson and Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson’s nephew, as the king of pop.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While Motor Decide helps identify the best motor technology pathway, Motor AI performs the detailed motor design work needed to bring those concepts to life, according to a press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Narges also performs the majority of her own stunts across the series.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The painting depicts a red amaryllis belladonna, otherwise known as a March lily, blooming in a plant pot situated on a table against a dark backdrop.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This animation uses infrared imagery which depicts the most intense thunderstorms near the center of Isaias in purple and white.
    — Kate S. Petersen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Spring 2027 will offer complete looks of how Walsh interprets Rebecca Taylor’s codes for a new generation.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Unfortunately, his doctor interprets all the screaming about an alien presence in Thomas’ head as a garden-variety psychotic breakdown, and remands him to a more secure facility.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Impersonates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonates. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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