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or imposter
as in pretender
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Recent Examples of impostor
Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Business is booming for immigration lawyers throughout South Florida, but some are warning potential clients to watch out for impostors looking to take advantage of a political climate that has thousands living day to day in fear.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Next comes the financial institution impostor phase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
How the phantom hacker scam works As highlighted by the FBI, the scam begins with the tech support impostor phase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
Business is booming for immigration lawyers throughout South Florida, but some are warning potential clients to watch out for impostors looking to take advantage of a political climate that has thousands living day to day in fear.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
Next comes the financial institution impostor phase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
How the phantom hacker scam works As highlighted by the FBI, the scam begins with the tech support impostor phase.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostor
Noun
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The speed with which this group develops chemistry and finds that star could determine where the Crimson Tide fall on the spectrum between contender and pretender.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Carter noted that City Hall office workers will return to their cubicles three days per week as of April 1. Related Articles Contenders or pretenders?—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The danger isn’t liars and charlatans.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Death at the hands of charlatans is not an inspiring storyline, which means publishers and film studios studiously avoid it.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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White has a knack to get to the foul line with creative fakes.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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Historically, trade restrictions drive up the cost of authentic goods, creating the perfect conditions for counterfeiters to flood the market with cheaper, harder-to-detect fakes, according to Vidyuth Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of Entrupy, an authentication service.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the vehicle flies itself autonomously with up to six passengers, some of whom have been notable celebrities like actor William Shatner and NFL legend Michael Strahan.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor Ludacris will kick off the fair on opening day, Friday, July 11, with a performance on the main stage.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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With tariffs on pharmaceuticals, the mountebank of Mar-A-Lago wants to punish a small democracy of 5.3 million people that for the past 60 years has worked its way into the top table of drug research and production: Ireland.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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Gould observed that Jerry Falwell had taken up the mountebank’s mission of William Jennings Bryan.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
Noun
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Famous athlete revealed as Fuzzy Peas on Masked Singer while Ken Jeong shocks with Lord Farquaad look on wild Shrek Night With a final dramatic flourish of his cape and a quack, Lucky Duck departed, and it was revealed that Coral would be joining Paparazzo in the final six.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For a Gen X-er raised on movies that skewered phonies and wannabes, the thought of being a poser was, in the end, far more offensive to his sensibilities than being potentially bland.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The answer is important because being a phony is hard work.—
LaRae Quy,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The panel also agreed Way acted with malice, oppression or fraud, and awarded her another $250,000 in punitive damages.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the aftermath of Appomattox, ex-Confederates moved quickly, using propaganda, fraud, and terrorism, to preempt Black freedom and impose a system akin to slavery.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Impostor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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