impressionists

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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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Pennywise has now been portrayed in a miniseries, two films, and now series, but only by two actors.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Bugonia star, 37, began dating Dunst after working with her on season 2 of the FX drama Fargo, which aired in 2015; the actors married in July 2022.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • McVay’s offense inspired imitators as his assistant coaches spread across the NFL over the next few seasons, and while new defensive schemes famously evolved to counter it, 11 personnel seemed a permanent fixture of a league hell-bent on passing.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The next two years saw the opening of imitators such as Pace, BJ’s, and Sam’s Club.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Tight control over who can join helps prevent impersonators from slipping in unnoticed.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If the impersonators do not currently have the customer's PIN, the accomplice or impersonator will use social engineering techniques to obtain this from the customer.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Impressionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionists. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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