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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonation
Noun
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According to a statement obtained by PEOPLE that was then posted on his Instagram, Billy's NPH has been made worse by recent concert performances, leading to problems with his hearing, vision and balance.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025 -
Huge performance from pitcher Devin Miller with the season on the line.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Swit won two Emmys for her portrayal of the Army nurse — she was nominated 10 times, every year the show was on the air except the first — and appeared on 240 of the series’ 251 episodes during its sensational 11-season run.—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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Felicity Huffman, who starred in the series as Lynette Scavo, earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Curated by Professor Jean Wainwright, this exhibition delves behind Warhol’s public persona to reveal the man beneath.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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As Uranus shifts into your Mutable territory, a rush of new ideas and concepts could inspire a fresh take on your persona and sense of belonging in the world.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Maple and Ash Dress in masquerade attire for Maple and Ash's New Year's Eve midnight masquerade.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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The shooting comes as Israel has launched another major offensive in the Gaza Strip in a war with Hamas that has heightened tensions across the Middle East and internationally and as antisemitic acts are on the rise.—
Maya Sweedler,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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The act of learning and surpassing expectations has its own intrinsic value.—
Nicole Kim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Its own take on the genre is breezy and mostly low-stakes; even the deadly shootout that opens the pilot is prefaced by some fizzy, funny banter over whether a hockey mask disguise reads more Heat or Friday the 13th.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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The unnamed 61-year-old woman used an array of wigs and disguises to impersonate male and female applicants, the U.K. Home Office said.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If fat reduction is your goal, maintain a healthy diet and introduce a variety of other exercises to your routine, such as crunches, plank pose and situps.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Research shows adopting certain poses for just two minutes can significantly increase confidence hormones.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This will take too long and require too much work to keep up the charade.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Keep calling the minivans Chrysler Pacifica, Town & Country, etc., but drop the expensive charade of developing other new vehicles for it.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Impersonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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