Thesaurus results for IMPERSONATING

impersonating

verb

present participle of impersonate

as in mocking

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 playing

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 impersonating An intern at the company began receiving messages impersonating Ghosemajumder in his first week—the result of criminals scraping LinkedIn to map a new hire’s reporting chain and identify exactly whom to imitate. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026 The Idaho Attorney General’s Office is warning that scammers are impersonating city planning officials in Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Caldwell, using public permit information to create realistic fake invoices. — Chadd Cripe. Produced With Ai Assistance, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026 Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Jason Hobby was arrested by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office following the July 29, 2024 fire and charged with first-degree arson, along with several other offenses including impersonating a peace officer, menacing and false imprisonment. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Determined to be seen as extraordinary, Elizabeth begins copying, stalking and impersonating Laura to try and win a Harvard spot for herself. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 June 2026 Vance Boelter, the Minnesota man accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer and fatally shooting the state’s former House speaker in what authorities have described as a politically motivated assassination, pleaded guilty Thursday. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Boelter also faces state charges of impersonating a police officer and animal cruelty. — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Willard has been charged with one count each of kidnapping and impersonating a police officer, according to online court records, which do not show plea or attorney information. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

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Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Celeste Amarilla, a senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, posted a series of comments on X mocking the French player’s origins, upbringing, education and appearance after France won on July 4 with a penalty by Mbappé.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of mocking

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Even with their side trip to Utah, Memphis had four of the top seven players in minutes in Vegas, helped by playing a sixth game in the championship.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Only the two teams that make the championship game playing a sixth game, but the Heat is likely out of the mix for the championship game with two losses in Las Vegas.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of playing

Verb

In addition, Meadowlands can spoof enemy assets by imitating the specific, complex waveforms used by military and commercial satellite networks.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026
Second, GenAI output can reproduce part of a creator’s work or imitating their style, free riding on the years spent developing their craft.

— Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Definition of imitating

Verb

Athena Bitzis, now 54, of Stone Mountain, performed in the opening ceremony, portraying one of the muses in a segment honoring the ancient origins of the Olympic movement.

— Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
The three have pushed legislation to restrict PAC donations or gifts to Supreme Court justices, portraying it as an effort to rein in elites.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

Definition of portraying

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The wallet itself runs checks against counterparties, enforces spending rules, and logs every interaction, effectively preventing the agent from acting outside approved parameters.

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The change is targeted for May 31, 2027, a TSA employee in Tampa said they were told during a town hall Monday led by Adam Stahl, acting TSA deputy administrator.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of acting

Verb

Since February, its general-purpose robots have been performing production work at a Toyota manufacturing plant in North America, progressing from an initial pilot to active factory operations in less than two months.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
In her absence, Hannah Solow and Jackie Sanders have been performing in the role of Mary Todd Lincoln and Mary’s Chaperone, respectively.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Definition of performing

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Pro-government supporters stand next to a banner depicting a portrait of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a nightly rally in Tehran, Iran, on July 12, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 July 2026
An archival photograph depicting the scene shows the tractor to be a Second World War-era Caterpillar, model D6.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of depicting

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In practice, that means listening early, interpreting feedback thoughtfully and incorporating those insights into design.

— Jon Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
During last year's American Century Championship, Rice snapped at reporters after interpreting questions about the Kansas City Chiefs as digs at his beloved 49ers.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

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