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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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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Prior to showing the video, Zamani read out a list of musicians, artists, filmmakers and actors confirmed as having been killed in the crackdown as well as another half dozen arts and culture professionals who have been detained, requesting that that the audience applaud each of the names.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The episode includes highlights from the screening and panel that brought together the six actors and singers — EJAE, Ji-young Yoo, Audrey Nuna, Arden Cho, May Hong and Rei Ami — for the first time to discuss how the Netflix-Sony Pictures hit has touched their hearts and changed their careers.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The imitators are increasingly convincing, especially as AI image and video generators get better by the day.—
John Whyte,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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That's the beloved appetizer consisting of six yellow peppers stuffed with shrimp that family matriarch Carmen Murguia brought to California from the border town of Mexicali, creating what may be the area’s most popular Mexican dish and inspiring countless imitators.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes wrestlers have even portrayed real political figures, as when impersonators of then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton squared off during the 2008 presidential campaign.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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There are biblical storms, creepy family members, Dolly Parton impersonators, a motel clerk named Norman, a hearty side plot involving a suffragist hit squad, and multiple houses on fire.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Impressionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionists. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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