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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
Green’s charge for essentially impersonating a police officer also appears to have been dropped.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Cat owner Justin Hills lost his cat, Little Wayne Shorter, in November, and two weeks later was contacted by someone impersonating the Seattle Animal Shelter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
That means John shows up at the police station impersonating his brother, awkwardly at first, and invariably being sucked into cases and old-fashioned crime solving.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Rony Hernandez-Morales was taken into custody on charges of identity fraud and impersonating a peace officer.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Cat owner Justin Hills lost his cat, Little Wayne Shorter, in November, and two weeks later was contacted by someone impersonating the Seattle Animal Shelter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
That means John shows up at the police station impersonating his brother, awkwardly at first, and invariably being sucked into cases and old-fashioned crime solving.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Rony Hernandez-Morales was taken into custody on charges of identity fraud and impersonating a peace officer.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
Verb
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Emmy-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser, the lead of game show drama The Luckiest Man in America, came close to life imitating art and being a contestant himself.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Brando acted with an ice-bucket on his head, imitated the Queen of England in his line readings and performed bongos at the wrap party while wearing a muumuu.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kramer portrays an investigator working on the case.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lowden would follow in the footsteps of Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, David Rintoul, Peter Cushing and Laurence Olivier, who have all portrayed the iconic literary character Mr. Darcy.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And my wife would probably mock me for not getting meat, or something else.—
Thomas Wheatley,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now mock drafts expect the Seahawks will try to improve their offensive line or add another wide receiver for Darnold.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Engage Your Senses In a shared office environment, playing loud music or lighting a scented candle is frowned upon.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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While Anderson played for the Marlins against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in April, he was designated for assignment and then released ahead of facing the Sox in Miami.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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In addition to taking your medical history and performing a thorough physical exam, your provider may recommend the following tests:10 Skin biopsy: Your provider may take a skin sample and send it to the lab to look for signs of infection.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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India's stock markets had previously performed better than others thanks to lower tariffs than competitors like China, Indonesia and Vietnam.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The older pair are named Romulus and Remus after the mythological founders of Rome, who are traditionally depicted as being suckled by a she-wolf.—
Jon Schlosberg,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Photos depict a heartbreaking sight, with Hector’s rib cage protruding through his weakened body as red blotches line his ivory and brown coat.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The team is developing tools to help consumers interpret genetic data for health planning and medical decision-making, an approach that differs from traditional genetic testing services that typically provide limited, one-time results.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Hard and soft skills are synthesized so recruiting teams can better interpret experience in things like operations, adaptability, management, risk development and even preventative medicine.—
Adam Wray,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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That is something that a trainee should be able to do under supervision or an advanced senior resident would be able to do on their own.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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Due to the lack of upsets, Johnny Avello, an oddsmaker at DraftKings, said the bettor has done will this year due to a popular trend.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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