impostures

Definition of imposturesnext
plural of imposture

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Noun
  • The fictions of both films are factually contextualized from the start.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Corporations are legal fictions — a game of pretend in which fictional entities are created, registering with the state.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But other times musicians are targeted with loose imitations, likely based on broad genre presets.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Beautiful people are doing good-enough imitations of famous people.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This exhibition will juxtapose garments and works of art from across the museum’s collection, creating pairings that will illuminate the connection between clothing and the body, as well as the interplay between artistic representations of the body and fashion as an art form.
    Jane Levere, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This implied the Blackness of God, subverting cultural representations of the deity as white and possibly European.
    Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Court records said Dintaman, 47, pleaded guilty last October to one count each of conspiracy to commit false pretenses over $100,000, uttering and publishing, forgery and using a computer to commit a crime.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To investigate, the researchers combined spectroscopy experiments with simulations to track how energy flows through the material.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In order to measure AI’s tendency to give responses aligning with trends rather than logic, researchers tested seven models, including GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, across 15,000 simulations and scenarios.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Termini adds that, contrary to DraftKings’ insinuations, the NCAA’s deal with Genius Sports contains various restrictions on trademark use.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The feud escalated further in February, when Owens launched a multi-part series targeting Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, delving into her family background and advancing insinuations about her role in his death that were widely condemned across the conservative spectrum.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • However, the more immediate goal is a series of public flight demonstrations scheduled for the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2026.
    David Szondy April 17, New Atlas, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Public flight demonstrations are planned, including at the Farnborough International Airshow in July.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Here — with stainless-steel kegs nearby and bartenders pouring pilsners and pale ales under market lights and beach balls — wrestlers launch off the top rope in raucous displays of acrobatics.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Case in point, the dramatic lobby installations from star florist and designer Jeff Leatham, which might include gorgeous, tumbling floral displays in the spring, or a giant plexiglass reindeer in the winter.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Impostures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostures. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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