Thesaurus results for IMPERSONATING

impersonating

verb

present participle of impersonate

as in mocking

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 playing

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 impersonating Instagram eventually removed the account for impersonating a public figure. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 The message can create an immediate fear that someone is impersonating you online. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Phishing, one of the the most common cyber-attacks in the world, is when sensitive data is acquired by impersonating a legitimate business or a trusted person. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Then another old friend of Mary’s, the shape-shifting warlock William (Devon Sawa), is revealed to have been impersonating a teacher. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Waukegan police are warning of a phone scam involving people impersonating local police. — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Arquette, 55, plays her brother Rob, who opts to also go back to high school while impersonating a teenager. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

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Reels captured everything from dancing and DJ parties at protest sites to songs mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
At this point in the shoot, the host segments that serve as interstitials for the movie mocking that made the original a success have all been filmed.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mocking

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Each has the perspective of attending East Side schools, playing football and returning to teach and coach at the high school.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of playing

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OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Speaking of the oversized, the collection’s Handloom Cardigan fits the bill but spares you from imitating a balloon, courtesy of those vertical stripes (also known as the oldest optical trick in the fashion book).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitating

Verb

In fact, the Academy Award–winner made a name for herself by portraying women who worked their way up in the world, which proved a winning archetype among Depression-era American audiences.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
Actors portraying Rama and Sita are shown living in exile in a lush green forest.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of portraying

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And then a seven-hour-long GRB came along—acting like a Death Star whose planet-destroying beam refused to switch off—that defied all explanation.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
According to the team, the coordination is important because pushing or lifting an object changes the forces acting on a humanoid’s body.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of acting

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His view of the rocket came just seconds before the vehicle's stage separation, which was followed immediately by the rocket's main booster performing an engine burn to right its trajectory for landing back at the Cape.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Swedish streamer and content creator Marlon Lundgren Garcia was London Fashion Week’s top-performing talent, accumulating $1 million in EMV for Burberry and H&M combined.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of performing

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The movement earned the name after protesters used signs depicting the pink bird.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
In Egypt, an underwater excavation in Alexandria uncovered a bronze ring depicting the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, while prehistoric rock art in Sinai reveals thousands of years of human activity.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of depicting

Verb

Behavioral questions are only as useful as the person interpreting them.

— Kenzie Biggins, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The discrepancy comes from Jenna interpreting the rule as one partner can’t lift the other in specific dance styles, but that’s not what happened here.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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