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as in to portray
to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town
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Recent Examples of impersonate
This time, Eddie Murphy hilariously impersonated Tracy Morgan, who was also in the sketch as a man named Darius, while Leslie Jones played a woman named Shanice.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
This growth indicates an explosion in the use of generative AI technology to facilitate crypto scams, which often entails scammers using the tech to impersonate others or generate realistic content that fool victims into making phony investments.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Men in South Carolina and Pennsylvania have been accused of impersonating ICE officers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Authorities in New York City are searching for a man who allegedly impersonated a federal immigration enforcement agent before trying to rape a 51-year-old woman in broad daylight, according to police sources.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
This growth indicates an explosion in the use of generative AI technology to facilitate crypto scams, which often entails scammers using the tech to impersonate others or generate realistic content that fool victims into making phony investments.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Men in South Carolina and Pennsylvania have been accused of impersonating ICE officers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
Authorities in New York City are searching for a man who allegedly impersonated a federal immigration enforcement agent before trying to rape a 51-year-old woman in broad daylight, according to police sources.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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Gone were the regal ceremony and traditionalism, replaced by a humility intended to imitate Christ’s poverty.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Xi has no reason to imitate Putin’s reckless break with Europe and the United States.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Both portrayed struggles within families and among different generations.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Shifting the Household Financial Paradigm Historically, popular culture often portrayed men as the family financiers while women managed daily household tasks.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Cuba’s foreign minister mocked NED on social media.—
Peter Roskam,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Musk also mocked people who criticized the order on X, noting that workers could respond by asking an AI chatbot — such as Grok, owned by X — to create a list of accomplished tasks.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
25 Feb. 2025
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Also, Foley dealt with concussion symptoms and never played in the NHL.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Blades Brown has continued to make headlines despite not playing in this week's Cognizant Classic.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Other performances were more obviously cathartic, such as the aptly named ‘Emergency Concert’ performed by Treppenhaus Quartet from Germany.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Elsewhere Thursday morning on Wall Street, KBW downgraded Goldman Sachs to market perform from outperform .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Khonsu was their son, and often depicted as a mummified man.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Historically, sculpture has been one of the key ways to depict who is in charge and who is worth remembering.—
Shantay Robinson,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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This happens because the brain interprets rejection—or even the fear of rejection—as a potential relational risk, activating survival mechanisms rather than connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The hope now for David Cassirer and his family is that the 9th Circuit will interpret the California law passed last year to take precedence over federal law.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The trick, though, is that Finch and his associates along with Chanel’s team are the ones who do the inviting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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The extraditions were done at the request of the U.S. government as President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline looms.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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