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or imposter
as in pretender
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Recent Examples of impostor
Zoom out: Investment and impostor scams took the biggest financial tolls last year, the FTC says, with consumers losing $5.7 billion and nearly $3 billion to each, respectively.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In May 2024, the Justice Department alleged that more than 300 U.S. companies had unknowingly hired impostors tied to North Korea for remote IT roles, resulting in at least $6.8 million in overseas revenue.
—Anuz Thapa,hugh Son, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Twelve minutes later, Vance’s account was flagged as a possible impostor and taken down.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
Up to 70% of people experience impostor feelings at some point.
—Neerja Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In May 2024, the Justice Department alleged that more than 300 U.S. companies had unknowingly hired impostors tied to North Korea for remote IT roles, resulting in at least $6.8 million in overseas revenue.
—Anuz Thapa,hugh Son, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Twelve minutes later, Vance’s account was flagged as a possible impostor and taken down.
—Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
Up to 70% of people experience impostor feelings at some point.
—Neerja Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostor
Noun
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The signing of Isak, however, might have turned Arsenal from title pretenders to genuine contenders.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Set against the stunning backdrop of the French Alps, Stage 12 is expected to separate the contenders from the pretenders.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
Noun
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The gloomiest of the adverse reactions is that charlatans will insidiously attempt to convince others that AGI is indeed supernatural.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Caricatured by Honoré Daumier and his lesser followers always as a mountebank, a charlatan, a circus clown, Louis Napoleon could normalize the extent of his outrages by the seeming harmlessness of his absurdities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Polk broke running right to left through the end zone, and Maye spotted him after executing a play-action fake.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 July 2025
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The Gilded Age rarely uses artificial florals, but the outsize volume required for this scene, plus the multiday nature of the shoot, meant that a larger-than-normal percentage of the flowers were fakes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Galactic Gag Reel – Visit the recording booth with Elio’s voice actors.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Power actor, 29, opened up about the reality of working in Hollywood and the challenges that come with it.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Caricatured by Honoré Daumier and his lesser followers always as a mountebank, a charlatan, a circus clown, Louis Napoleon could normalize the extent of his outrages by the seeming harmlessness of his absurdities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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With tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the mountebank of Mar-A-Lago wants to punish a small democracy of 5.3 million people that for the past 60 years has worked its way into the top table of drug research and production: Ireland.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tell that to the kids who have been hospitalized and died from measles, following quack Dr. Bobby’s Rx to avoid the shots.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The Spare Room by Helen Garner This is a book about a woman, Helen, who decides to let her old friend, Nicola, who is dying of cancer, come and stay with her in Melbourne while Nicola sees a local quack doctor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Liberal Ted Garcia is a slick political phony — a cartoonish whitewash of actual government authoritarians (Gavin Newsom, Gretchen Whitmer, Andrew Cuomo, etc.).—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 July 2025
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The second batch of players then play a comp to find the missing relic amid a sea of phonies.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Meanwhile, the rise of AI and sophisticated fraud techniques means organizations are managing today's threats with yesterday's tools.—
Chris McHenry,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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GiveDirectly says that's a lower fraud rate than traditional forms of aid.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Impostor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostor. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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