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as in mocked
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher
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as in played
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 impersonated
Amos’ daughter also claimed that her brother had impersonated their dad in communications, disregarded his medical needs, mishandled his finances and exploited and eroded his legacy.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The prosecutor, having successfully argued to exclude the abuse testimony, mocked the brothers’ defense during his closing arguments for not producing any evidence of abuse.Kim Kardashian, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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He’s mocked, laughed at or just roundly dismissed because of his facial tumors.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford has played well in an offense still missing star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua and several starting linemen.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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In the decades since, Susan and I have played in bands together, started companies together and traveled the world together.Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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The tribute was performed by Reik, Leonel García, Alejandro Fernández, David Bisbal and Carlos Rivera.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Andrews portrayed Queen Clarice Renaldi in the films, Mia’s estranged grandmother and ruler of Genovia.Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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In contrast, land powers were often portrayed as despotic and militaristic.Colin Flint, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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But Harris has remained mum about the fact that DOI has not acted on the IRA requirement, keeping its leasing program in de facto suspension since.David Blackmon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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At a merch table, a stack of posters depicted Lake in a Rosie the Riveter pose, showing off her taut arms.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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The objections all come from members of the older generation, who are depicted as tropes – irrational and stuck in their ways.Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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That's where the satire finds itself, and sometimes, that satire can be interpreted in different ways according to each viewer's take on the characters.Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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This could be interpreted in many ways.Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Impersonated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonated. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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