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or imposter
as in fake
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
Days later, a note was sent directly to the Guthrie family, allegedly from a man living in Hawthorne, that authorities now say was an impostor.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The mood in the village shifts from suspicion to open hostility as the locals become more and more convinced that Hein is an impostor.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Then, the note was revealed to have been the work of an imposter.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
But the woman turned out to be an impostor from Kansas with at least 30 aliases.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The mood in the village shifts from suspicion to open hostility as the locals become more and more convinced that Hein is an impostor.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
Then, the note was revealed to have been the work of an imposter.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
But the woman turned out to be an impostor from Kansas with at least 30 aliases.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostor
Noun
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McEnelly played defense the rest of the way, mixing in fakes where needed to keep Welsh at bay.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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People may just give up on trying to sort the real from the fake.—
Nick Dothée,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Almost immediately after releasing Einstein, Paliwal started receiving emails from professors chastising him for creating a tool seemingly designed to perpetuate academic fraud.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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As part of that project, Vance announced the administration would temporarily halt $243 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns, a move over which the state has since sued.—
Ali Swenson,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The alliance successfully supported Maria Cristiana, who was acting as regent for Isabella II in Spain and had allied herself with the liberals against the pretender Don Carlos in the First Carlist War (1833–39).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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These two pretenders reflect an insider debate whose subject is not the existence of the Islamic Republic but the best method of its survival.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The set includes shams, is made of cotton, and is filled with a hypoallergenic polyester blend that’s safe for those with sensitive skin.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the matching shams are also on sale in the outlet for a budget-friendly bedding update.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 21st century’s obstacles for young men—as seen in deaths of despair and lagging employment—have been amply publicized both by credible journalists and by charlatans such as Fuentes.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Good afternoon and welcome to Con Con, the convention for swindlers, mountebanks, and the people who love them.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Godard might have come across as a species of poseur – a pretentious, quote-spouting mountebank – but his way of seeing was genuinely new.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Impostor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostor. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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