impersonation

noun

as in performance

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Recent Examples of impersonation Verify the opportunity independently and report the impersonation through Amazon's official channels. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 With guest judge Brooke Shields in the house, the queens played the celebrity-impersonation competition with a twist. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 Scam Buster is a bot that will reply to scammers in your inbox, placating them with the same social engineering tactics that scammers use, such as impersonation, flattery, and urgent messaging. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026 An extraditable arrest warrant was obtained on charges of first-degree identity theft, second-degree money laundering, first-degree larceny, criminal impersonation and second-degree telephone fraud. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Separately, the federal tech ministry has also asked Meta’s WhatsApp messenger to delay the launch of its new usernames feature — which allows users to connect without sharing numbers — over impersonation and digital arrest concerns. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Check the city or county official website for notices about ongoing impersonation schemes. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Watch Kori’s impersonation of Toni in the social media video at the top of this post. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 Organizations are increasingly confronting attacks that use AI for phishing, malware development and impersonation. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonation
  1. performance
  2. portrayal
  3. persona
  4. masquerade
  5. act
  6. disguise
  7. pose
  8. charade
Noun
  • Webb mentioned his poor performance in Boston in 2024, allowing four runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The following year, there were six clubs whose goalkeeping performance was below that level, dominated by Nottingham Forest, who used Matt Turner and Matz Sels at different stages in the season.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of performance
Noun
  • Did her grandmother, who comes across as stoic and pragmatic in many ways, influence her portrayal of the similarly-minded Tova?
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Vogel has previously disputed Panettiere's portrayal of their relationship.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayal
Noun
  • The example West thought of was former Corona Centennial guard Jared McCain, now a member of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, who created a following on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok completely separate from his basketball persona.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
  • My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of persona
Noun
  • For Challenge 2 and beyond, the players get masquerade-ball half-masks on sticks, sans eyeholes, to use as blindfolds during challenge setups.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But the maison will also have a trio of exclusive treatments on offer at Hotel Cipriani, which were crafted to honor Christian Dior’s love of masquerade balls and Venice.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Definition of masquerade
Noun
  • In a courtroom three blocks away, attorney Michael Sanft was performing his own high-wire act.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Just last week, the singer was tied with Maroon 5, as both acts had collected a milestone 15 leaders.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of act
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence disguises itself as human, attempts to dupe a web developer and mounts a malicious cyberattack -- all on its own.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For generations, crime writers could send a killer into the night with little more than gloves, a disguise and a getaway car.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disguise
Noun
  • So go ahead, clear a spot in your living room, extend your arms and strike your best airplane pose — your future self will thank you.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • By moving familiar poses into the buoyant support of a pool, this gentler variation offers many of yoga's physical and mental benefits while also placing less stress on the body.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of pose
Noun
  • This could give divers a simple way to communicate status information without speaking, writing, or frantic underwater charades.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, Congress periodically engages in a debt ceiling charade, which wastes a lot of time and energy and limits nothing.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of charade

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