as in performers
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect
a celebrated impressionist who can do enough rapid-fire imitations to populate an entire stage with characters
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Recent Examples of impressionists
Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
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Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionists
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The cast spans actors of Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian and Korean heritage.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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During the filming of the James Bond movie License to Kill, right after the hotel first opened, many of the actors stayed there.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Karp’s telling, Basquiat is someone who Just Did Things, like today’s defense tech founders, who possess a similar kind of creative conviction, as opposed to the consumer tech imitators of yesteryear.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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For Oakley, being a drag king is about challenging masculinity rather than impersonating someone, which is what older male impersonators have traditionally done.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Colleen Hoover, a frequent target of impersonators, told me these scams are more out of control than ever.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Impressionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionists. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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