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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Nor was the fact that much of our president’s career has been spent mocking, belittling, and degrading women.—
Brittany Pettersen,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026 -
Does protecting safety, fairness and dignity in women’s sports include mocking them from the highest office in the land?—
Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Texas workers are being targeted by scammers impersonating state workers' compensation officials and pressuring victims to pay bogus fees to access their benefits, regulators say.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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What readers are saying The comments largely focus on the prevalence of phone scams, particularly those impersonating the IRS.—
Michelle Singletary,
Washington Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Spending time reading with, singing with, or playing games with close pals and family is at the heart of Danish happiness and hygge-ness.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Karen was last seen playing outside her home on January 11, 1996, according to CNN affiliate KOLD.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hemp products imitating the designs of popular children’s snacks have become so common that the Federal Trade Commission told manufacturers to stop in 2023.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The most graphic pieces incorporate up to 300 different patchwork elements, imitating traditional quilting motifs.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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This docudrama uses recordings of her actual voice blended with actors portraying the responders who desperately tried to save this child who was surrounded by the bodies of her relatives.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2026
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Her casting, as a white woman portraying an Indigenous person, and the existence of the role itself, later drew scrutiny.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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And [for] a kid that never really went to acting classes and never went to acting school or anything like that, that was my education.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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This is also a strong day for those in sales, marketing, teaching, acting or writing, because your words are gold!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Personating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personating. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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