Thesaurus results for IMPRESSIONISTS

impressionists

noun

plural of impressionist

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. — Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026

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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

Definition of performers

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The Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The actors who work best are the ones who give themselves over to his sense of mischief and permissiveness.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of actors

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The Dadaists used this gleefully and compulsively (see René Clair and Francis Picabia’s wacky Entr’Acte); so, famously, did Hideo Nakata in Y2K hit The Ring and countless imitators.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitators

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And no number of Elvis impersonators will be able to save him from that.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
These photos were taken during a red carpet event in Las Vegas for the opening of the movie Song Sung Blue where multiple impersonators attended.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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