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a person who dresses or behaves in a deceptive way that is meant to impress other people
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poseurs
Noun
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But the Bolts don't have enough pieces to go from pretenders to contenders.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Survivor’s debut in 2000 marked a turning point in reality television innovation; afterward, many copycats spawned, inspired by the complexity of the gameplay.—
Hannah Berman
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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And Strategy’s copycats aren’t stopping at bitcoin–they’re buying ether, solana and a whole roster of other digital assets.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Top off fall fits with cozy scarves—think last year’s iconic Acne Studio scarf (and its many imitators) that is still going strong.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The LLMs behind generative agents and chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are certainly expert imitators.—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2025
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Attackers can easily generate convincing digital impostors that fool people and biometric systems.—
Brian Greenberg,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There are currently imposters even pretending to represent the FTC itself.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Medallion’s Derek Lo figures that his software can cut through the system’s redundancies, slashing the time and cost of paperwork designed to prevent quacks from practicing medicine and safeguard patients that’s spiraled into something burdensome.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, impersonators may arrive at homes in official-looking uniforms or send fake documents to appear legitimate.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Amazon impersonators are also popular; in these calls, fraudsters pretend to be from Amazon customer service and claim there's an issue with an order or tell you there's been a security breach.—
Jibin Joseph,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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Leaving aside outright frauds, pay-for-play exists on a spectrum of cost and legitimacy.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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And never give up the kind of personal information that is beyond the scope of a simple quote for a service, scammers look to use this to perpetuate other frauds and attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Poseurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poseurs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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