impersonations

noun

plural of impersonation
as in performances

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  1. performances
  2. portrayals
  3. charades
  4. masquerades
  5. disguises
  6. poses
  7. airs
  8. pretenses
Noun
  • Jones also described free community film screenings paired with local food and musical performances, as well as plans for dance, theater and spoken-word programming.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond the main stage, EXIT’s No Sleep stage hosted Charlie Sparks, BIIA, Layla Benitez, Paolo Ferrara and Olympe, while live performances from Satori and Giolì & Assia added another dimension to the weekend.
    — Peony Hirwani, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of performances
Noun
  • The result is a look at the diversity of the country in contrast with official Soviet portrayals and productions from the same era.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Mitte was also honored with the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award at the 2013 Media Access Awards, which recognize inclusive portrayals and employment of people with disabilities in media.
    — Louis Casiano , Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • In addition to crushing it in a game of charades with fellow guest Tate McRae and talking about many celebrity confessionals on her LUX tour, the singer discussed her upcoming gig on Saturday Night Live this weekend with host comedian Shane Gillis.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This could give divers a simple way to communicate status information without speaking, writing, or frantic underwater charades.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of charades
Noun
  • That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some involve wild proportions—one client masquerades as a Moko Jumbie (stilt-walking dancer).
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of masquerades
Noun
  • More than historical curiosities, such stories reveal how elaborate disguises can become necessary as a means of survival in a world that denies people the freedom to be themselves — both historically and today.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite disguises, they were recognized by a man outside, who raised the alarm.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of disguises
Noun
  • Participants trade exaggerated gestures, movements and poses, and the crowd’s reaction decides the winner.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Yet Seghers deftly exposes the insecurity, loneliness, and longing that hide behind masculinist poses.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of poses
Noun
  • The tournament, while not officially sanctioned as an ATP event, features some of the top players in the world vying for millions of dollars and airs live on Netflix.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the CMA and ABC announced an extension of your partnership to run through 2032 and includes streaming the CMA Awards on Disney+ for the first time simultaneously as the show airs on ABC.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of airs
Noun
  • Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence.
    — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The strategic mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses was then compounded by tactical errors.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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