Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostures
Noun
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The End, the past year has seen a surge in speculative fictions about super-rich characters who hunker down in expensive isolation as the world burns.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025 -
It is rooted in the dehumanizing language and convenient fictions that precede acts of violence.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Meta’s model leaked just two years ago and seeded an ecosystem of imitations and refinements that moved faster than any licensing system.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Swift’s work with Jack Antonoff slipped into a too-reliable throwback synth-pop aesthetic that doesn’t feel fresh after years of iterations and imitations.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Did Gacy’s attorney, Sam Amirante, agree to represent him on false pretenses and later struggle to be his lawyer?—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Harold is so clearly not a great man that his pretenses feel more like cries for help.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Related Stories Khan and Kajol’s portrayals of the iconic couple have become one of the definitive cinematic representations of love in Indian cinema, maintaining their status as a pop culture touchstone for South Asians worldwide.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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That’s preserved in over 300 medieval and Renaissance manuscript witnesses and has served as the basis of untold thousands of visual representations of Jesus Christ.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Running climate simulations, optimizing renewable energy networks, and streamlining the discovery of rare diseases, for instance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Paul Thomas Anderon’s newest movie is very much a comedy, but Hall is mostly on hand during its graver political insinuations.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Madagascar was the site of a military coup earlier this month, the Associated Press reported, following demonstrations from young protesters concerning water and electricity outages.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Federal agents’ response to the demonstrations has drawn widespread outcry, notably when an area pastor was seen on video being shot in the head with pepper balls by officers perched on the roof of the Broadview ICE facility near Chicago.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The breakthrough marks a major step toward next-generation smart glasses and micro-displays, with potential impact across consumer electronics and medical devices.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Such emotional displays from dogs are not uncommon, according to similar moments often documented on social platforms.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Impostures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostures. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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