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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
The cable also indicated that other State Department officials were being impersonated via email, per the Post.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 July 2025
Scattered Spider’s main hacking tactic is impersonating tech vendors to bypass safeguards around two-factor authentication, Winder writes.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The sequined tank top Wilson wore while impersonating Hannah Montana in the late 2000s.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The scan is also used to check other photos on the app to detect if a user is impersonating someone else or operating duplicate accounts.
—Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 July 2025
Scattered Spider’s main hacking tactic is impersonating tech vendors to bypass safeguards around two-factor authentication, Winder writes.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The sequined tank top Wilson wore while impersonating Hannah Montana in the late 2000s.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The scan is also used to check other photos on the app to detect if a user is impersonating someone else or operating duplicate accounts.
—Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonate
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And beyond device checks, smart verification systems can also monitor behavioral signals—like typing speed, location, or login habits—to spot anomalies that a cloned voice can’t imitate.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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His celebration imitated him sitting down playing a video game – a tribute to his former Portugal teammate Diogo Jota who died in a car crash last week.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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The latter has portrayed The Waitress — the object of Day's character Charlie Kelly's obsessive, unrequited love — in 37 episodes across 16 seasons of the long-running FX series.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Kenneth Colley, the British actor who appeared in seven features for director Ken Russell and portrayed the Darth Vader underling Admiral Piett in the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 July 2025
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And of course, that following Sunday, Oliver did indeed mock his corporate bosses for the move.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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Many wanted Tiger to comment, but others chose to mock Williams.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Bullock, 60, and Kidman, 58, who played sisters Sally Owens and Gillian Owens in the original movie, are both returning.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Rita Wilson, who plays Jessica’s mother, Lois, has been married to Tom Hanks for more than three decades.—
Katie Mannion,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The military branch is slated to perform its first-ever refueling of a U.S. military asset in orbit as early as next summer.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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The show features five drag queens, each performing two of Swift's eras.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
9 July 2025
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Instead, the model ended up depicting World War II Nazis as Black.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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All that being said, Angel Reese or any Black man or woman should never be called or depicted as a Monkey.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken up nearly a dozen cases challenging and interpreting the governor's partial veto power.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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The move was widely interpreted as a subtle yet clear acknowledgment of her identity as the woman referenced in the song.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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Wear comfortable shoes, as much of your exploring will probably be done on foot.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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In complex or regulated environments, speed matters, but so does cross-functional orchestration that accounts for the nuances of the situation.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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