Thesaurus results for PERSONATED

personated

verb

past tense of personate

as in played

to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

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Kerry’s son Noah (played by Shea Pritchard) seems to be doing well for himself, at least, as a kid with college prospects.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
The Pentagon spokesperson pushed back on that characterization, questioning how OSC could have played a role if that were the case.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of played

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Afroman went on to publish songs and music videos taunting the deputies, including one called Lemon Pound Cake that mocked the portly deputy for his apparent interest in the cake.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Trump has mocked French President Emmanuel Macron in speeches.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of mocked

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The agents also allegedly impersonated a moderator on the wiki, using an identical Cyrillic е character in the admin's username instead of the Latin one.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of impersonated

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This succinct statement follows outpourings of both support and criticism of Sims, including additional allegations that YISE has imitated other beauty brands—the very thing Sims was lamenting.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
The ads imitated sponsored search ads used by legitimate banks.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitated

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Her excellent debut, 2007’s Free Food for Millionaires, features upwardly mobile Korean Americans whose desire for security Lee portrayed both sympathetically and critically.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Among the 41 characters portrayed as having narcolepsy, 68% were depicted as incapable or unreliable.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrayed

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The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Recognizing the health, environmental, and tourism dangers of such a title, residents acted quickly to turn things around.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

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