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as in mocked
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher
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as in played
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 impersonated
This creates alarming scenarios where managers and executives are impersonated in corporate scams, and employees are tricked into authorizing fraudulent transactions.
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Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But the show still suffers from that same sense of misplaced priorities, lingering on Helly’s response to being impersonated without letting Mark work through his pain in the same way.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
In a twist, Murphy impersonated Morgan.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Helly is mortified to learn that Helena hijacked her body and impersonated her.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 14 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
Those apprehensions include two men who allegedly impersonated firefighters in an effort to burglarize homes.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Balasubramani Murugesan, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
But the show still suffers from that same sense of misplaced priorities, lingering on Helly’s response to being impersonated without letting Mark work through his pain in the same way.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2025
In a twist, Murphy impersonated Morgan.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Helly is mortified to learn that Helena hijacked her body and impersonated her.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 14 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
Those apprehensions include two men who allegedly impersonated firefighters in an effort to burglarize homes.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonated
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Veteran hands such as James Carville and David Axelrod have been widely mocked for their less-than-accurate takes.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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For this reason, many mocked a recent publicity campaign by New Zealand.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Mahomes played baseball in high school and is the son of Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Three times the Eagles have played two games in one day.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Castillo performed small open-mic nights at restaurants and clubs in Brixton, often with the Latin alternative artist Desta French, who is Colombian and Italian.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Our dashboard How Low Can Stocks Go During A Market Crash shows how key stocks performed during and after the last six market crashes.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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In First Steps, Galactus will be portrayed by actor Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), wearing actual purple-and-blue armor; the costume workshop on set is full of various attempts at making his signature look work.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Lori also acted as Cameron’s agent for purposes of the ticket that permitted Cameron to enter the game.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors concluded that the landlord acted in self-defense.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The series depicted the lives of the staff toiling downstairs at 165 Eaton Place and the wealthy Bellamy family living above.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Another sketch depicted a financial news show for people living paycheck to paycheck, which discussed how Americans can save money amid market turmoil.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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The infographic itself is not sourced, and does not explain how its author interpreted the relevant data.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
21 Mar. 2025
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The move was interpreted as an escalation in Washington's enforcement strategy.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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