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Recent Examples of impersonation
She was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal data shows these scams remain widespread; more than 330,000 government impersonation complaints were reported to the FTC in 2025.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
University of Denver freshman goalie Johnny Hicks sure is doing his best Davis impersonation, but this Pioneers team didn’t need anything supernatural from its netminder to reach another Frozen Four.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Many of the third-party services that handle the uploading of new music on streaming platforms, like DistroKid and TuneCore, lack robust authentication processes to prevent impersonation of existing artists.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Police say another resident on the same block reported a potential DTE worker impersonation that same day.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the top of the list is impersonation of the agency by email, text, and phone.
—Cora Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal data shows these scams remain widespread; more than 330,000 government impersonation complaints were reported to the FTC in 2025.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
University of Denver freshman goalie Johnny Hicks sure is doing his best Davis impersonation, but this Pioneers team didn’t need anything supernatural from its netminder to reach another Frozen Four.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Many of the third-party services that handle the uploading of new music on streaming platforms, like DistroKid and TuneCore, lack robust authentication processes to prevent impersonation of existing artists.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Police say another resident on the same block reported a potential DTE worker impersonation that same day.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the top of the list is impersonation of the agency by email, text, and phone.
—Cora Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonation
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After Queta turned in another standout performance in Sunday’s 115-101 win over the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden, Brown stumped for the breakout big man, saying, unprompted, that Queta deserves award consideration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Boone did not believe the three-hour, 35-minute rain delay affected his team’s performance.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Her portrayal of Cinderella is hilarious and heartbreaking and, most importantly, refreshingly human.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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That collaboration continued on the sketch series SCTV and in the mockumentaries of Christopher Guest, and culminated with her Emmy-winning portrayal of riches-to-rags matriarch Moira Rose on Schitt's Creek.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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After changing head coaches — firing Tom Thibodeau and replacing him with Mike Brown — the Knicks have identical win-loss records, but have undergone a change in identity, a persona remaining under construction with just three regular-season games left before the playoffs roll around.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Mother Mary casts Hathaway as the title character, who was previously described as a Lady Gaga-meets-Swift hybrid who flees a tour and winds up seeking out an old friend and fashion designer (Michaela Coel) who helped shape her public persona.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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The investigation led to the discovery of a vast masquerade involving a man with multiple aliases who turned out to be Crockett's bodyguard.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This 30-ounce flip-top tumbler designed by Studio 189 celebrates West African ceremonial masquerade dress.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The long-running series is enjoying its latest act on Netflix after previously airing on Fox and USA, tantalizing viewers by thrusting four couples due for a reckoning into an exotic locale overflowing with sultry singles whose only goal is to flirt.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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For 12 years, Maduro presided over the hollowing out of Venezuela as the steward of Chavismo, the hybrid regime forged by Hugo Chavez that wrapped authoritarianism in a democratic disguise.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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The reality series on Fox, which sees celebrity contestants don over-the-top disguises and compete karaoke-style, crowned it's champion Wednesday, April 1.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hulk, a police dog that took part in an operation in which 48 tons of marijuana were seized, poses in front of packages containing the drug and weapons in Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, business leaders and AI experts have issued successive warnings about the threat AI poses to human workers.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Instead of eradicating catcher framing like full abdication to the robots would have, the challenge system adds new layers to the charade of trying to sell strikes.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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And most devastating of all, that the entire charade had been orchestrated by my mother.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Impersonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonation. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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