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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
The impostors then stole two hot dogs and menaced the vendor with a knife before taking off on Seventh Ave., heading toward 44th St.
Cops took one man into custody following the heist, and are looking for a second person dressed in a red hoodie, black pants and black and white sneakers.
—
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While there was an important sliver of redemption — the impostor did, in the end, stumble into some spiritual meaning that carried over to generations of Gemstones — the gold Bible had been a threat all season, representing the truth about a family tree with rotten roots.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And the ones who haven’t probably are impostors. Deepen your worldview
with Monitor Highlights.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
However, sometimes there’s an impostor among us, and one celebrity who always falls victim to AI deepfakes is Katy Perry.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
While there was an important sliver of redemption — the impostor did, in the end, stumble into some spiritual meaning that carried over to generations of Gemstones — the gold Bible had been a threat all season, representing the truth about a family tree with rotten roots.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
And the ones who haven’t probably are impostors. Deepen your worldview
with Monitor Highlights.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
However, sometimes there’s an impostor among us, and one celebrity who always falls victim to AI deepfakes is Katy Perry.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostor
Noun
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Stars welcome these challenges while pretenders struggle with reality.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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What used to be a very niche field with only a small handful of offerings has become a cottage industry full of contenders and pretenders, and any number of startups offering a readymade conversion for your bike.—
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Caricatured by Honoré Daumier and his lesser followers always as a mountebank, a charlatan, a circus clown, Louis Napoleon could normalize the extent of his outrages by the seeming harmlessness of his absurdities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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Where to watch Saw: Amazon Prime Video (to rent) 03 of 10 Saw X (2023) John Kramer ventures to Mexico for an experimental cancer treatment administered by money-hungry charlatans in this slick but not particularly inventive revival sequel, which takes place between the events of Saw and Saw II.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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In a market flooded with uniformity, a culture hellbent on sameness, and a luxury space increasingly shaped by dupes, secondhand finds, and super fakes, working with an artist can be a refreshing alternative, making the object feel less like a purchase and more like an heirloom.—
Brett Braley,
Robb Report,
18 June 2025
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And not just shooting the shot, but using it to create space for my teammates or using a shot fake to create a different shot for myself or a drive to kick.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
Noun
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To be in the same room where Elvis played and to have actors on the same stage...—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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As regional actors watch for the next move, Trump is set to meet Netanyahu at the White House.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Caricatured by Honoré Daumier and his lesser followers always as a mountebank, a charlatan, a circus clown, Louis Napoleon could normalize the extent of his outrages by the seeming harmlessness of his absurdities.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 June 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
Noun
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Tell that to the kids who have been hospitalized and died from measles, following quack Dr. Bobby’s Rx to avoid the shots.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The Spare Room by Helen Garner This is a book about a woman, Helen, who decides to let her old friend, Nicola, who is dying of cancer, come and stay with her in Melbourne while Nicola sees a local quack doctor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The second batch of players then play a comp to find the missing relic amid a sea of phonies.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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The movie lacks a lot of Shepherd’s biting sarcasm and cynicism, because this book does pine for the good old days while also pointing out how adults then, and now, are a bunch of phonies.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Southeast Asia has become a global epicenter of cyber scams, where high-tech fraud meets human trafficking.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 July 2025
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Always Active These Cookies and SDKs are required for Service functionality, including security and fraud prevention, and to enable any purchasing capabilities.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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“Impostor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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