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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
As the story begins, James goes missing, and his wife, Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin), begs John to help find him—by impersonating him.
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, police at Philadelphia's Temple University are investigating an incident where two students were accused of impersonating ICE agents at a campus business earlier this month.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Separately, police at Philadelphia's Temple University are investigating after two students were accused of impersonating ICE agents at a campus business earlier this month.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Callers reported that the men were impersonating federal immigration officials and recording their confrontations with community members.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, police at Philadelphia's Temple University are investigating an incident where two students were accused of impersonating ICE agents at a campus business earlier this month.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Separately, police at Philadelphia's Temple University are investigating after two students were accused of impersonating ICE agents at a campus business earlier this month.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Callers reported that the men were impersonating federal immigration officials and recording their confrontations with community members.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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The Cubs beat the Dodgers 16-0 on Saturday, featuring an entertaining moment in which position-player-pitching Miguel Rojas imitated the deliveries of a few Dodgers pitchers.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, these models can imitate individuals' or industries' writing styles and wording.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tim Burton's version of the movie saw Keaton as a dark, surly Batman, shaping the way the character would be portrayed for the next three decades.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Oscar winner portrays a former president leading an investigation in the aftermath of a deadly national cyber attack.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The show and its participants were even parodied on Saturday Night Live in January, with comedian Ego Nwodim playing Amuli, and other cast members mocking people’s poor conversation skills and unintelligent dating decisions.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Altman mocked Musk by making a counter-offer to buy X for $9.7 billion.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Vick had a career-high 540 yards rushing in 1988 and played only four NFL seasons.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The talented corner had a chance to build his draft stock even more in 2024, but unfortunately, Revel only played in three games due to an injury.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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But while most saw the moment as a liberating one for women, Horsell saw it as another instance of a female playing top-level sport without the necessary support to perform at her best.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to the family’s lawsuit, no medical or mental-health intake was performed at the jail, and McLemore, who was held in a windowless cell, began to fear food and water.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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And, for families looking for strong tween and teenage girl protagonists depicted on screen, Rule Breakers is ideal.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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There’s also the personal draw: Not everyone has experienced a haunting, but complicated family dynamics are depicted so often in media that the setting feels both funny and heart racing.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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OneNote's Math Assistant can interpret handwritten math equations and solve them for you, though this is available only for Enterprise and Education subscribers to Microsoft 365.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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From a legal standpoint, the SEC’s February memo could be interpreted as offering regulatory cover for projects like these, provided they are not marketed with profit guarantees or tied to managerial efforts.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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