as in mocking
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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The White House had celebrated Lemon’s arrest with a mocking post on X on Friday.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The president also shared clips of the video on his Truth Social handle, along with posts mocking and attacking Pretti.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two Connecticut men are facing charges in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicaid by impersonating a physician.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said the case marked Gallarzo’s third conviction for impersonating a nurse, following similar cases in Michigan in 2016 and Texas in 2017.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Massey also has experience playing the outfield, which should keep him in a regular role.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, previously said in a statement that accounts imitating other people go against their terms of service and are removed when flagged.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Broncos fans have rallied around their backup quarterback, with thousands of fans changing their social media avatars to a picture of Stidham’s face, photoshopped with sunglasses and headphones, imitating a LeBron James meme.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Even the most inspirational films about growing up in the inner-city have a tendency to look down on their subjects, portraying them as characters to be rescued or redeemed.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Later in her career, Wendel also stepped into voice acting, portraying Aunt Grizelda in the film adaptation of The Lorax.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lee admits she was greatly influenced by her dad, acting as his assistant for three years before assuming the head coaching position, and her college coach, Brian McManus.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Chicago Bulls made their first move of the trade deadline Saturday night, receiving two second-round picks and forward Dario Šarić while acting as facilitators in a three-team trade with the Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Personating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personating. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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