impersonations

noun

plural of impersonation
as in performances

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  1. performances
  2. portrayals
  3. charades
  4. masquerades
  5. disguises
  6. poses
  7. airs
  8. pretenses
Noun
  • Texas Senate Bill 12, enacted in 2025, restricts certain drag performances on public property.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The film also conjures the same terrifying fears as the book with its haunting musical score, set design, camera angles, and the emotional performances of Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of performances
Noun
  • Period portrayals have come a long way in recent years, from Broad City’s period pants to Turning Red’s metaphorical red panda.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Francis and Geary became the most iconic soap opera couple in history with their portrayals of Laura and Luke Spencer.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • Get it now for $119, and save 25% while ending your Zoom call charades.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to crushing it in a game of charades with fellow guest Tate McRae and talking about many celebrity confessionals on her LUX tour, the singer discussed her upcoming gig on Saturday Night Live this weekend with host comedian Shane Gillis.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of charades
Noun
  • That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some involve wild proportions—one client masquerades as a Moko Jumbie (stilt-walking dancer).
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of masquerades
Noun
  • Authorities at the Villages denied him access, and the shoot required him to dodge security guards, charm subjects, and occasionally adopt disguises.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • More than historical curiosities, such stories reveal how elaborate disguises can become necessary as a means of survival in a world that denies people the freedom to be themselves — both historically and today.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disguises
Noun
  • Since then, numerous instructors have found ways to use a chair for adapted versions of a surprising number of traditional yoga movements, like lunging warrior poses and standing-to-lying sun salutations.
    — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Participants trade exaggerated gestures, movements and poses, and the crowd’s reaction decides the winner.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of poses
Noun
  • Her work there earned her a Gotham TV Award nomination; Season 2 of The Studio airs next year.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The tournament, while not officially sanctioned as an ATP event, features some of the top players in the world vying for millions of dollars and airs live on Netflix.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of airs
Noun
  • Shirley has since visited other states in the US under similar pretenses, showing up unannounced to grocery stores and hospice centers in search of evidence of fraud.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
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