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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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as in plays
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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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025 -
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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One possible explanation involves the body’s circadian rhythm (or 24-hour clock), which plays a role in bone health, Lane said.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
3 Sep. 2025
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In his newest film, political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, Law plays Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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His rhetoric occasionally imitates Trump when talking about China and the World Trade Organization.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Stefania D'Alessandro/WireImage What To Know In The Smashing Machine, Johnson portrays Kerr, the two-time UFC heavyweight tournament winner whose career and life in the late 1990s included both ring success and struggles with painkiller addiction.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Disneyland show portrays Disney in his office, sharing a bit about his life and stories from the past.—
Megan duBois,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Hagle said the party that is not in the White House typically performs better in the midterms but noted that Democrats have also been seeing lackluster polling numbers.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Non-yielding gold typically performs well in a low-interest-rate environment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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At certain angles, the photo’s dark backdrop allows viewers to see the reflection of former President Barack Obama’s portrait that depicts him surrounded by greenery and flowers representing Chicago and Hawaii.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This brooch is made from platinum, diamond, ruby and enamel and depicts a crying eye set in a clock.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Their body clearly interprets your presence as an unmistakable signal of safety and security.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each smartlet interprets signals with logic programmed on its microchip.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Impersonates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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