impersonate
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Synonyms
act, masquerade (as), personate, play, pose (as)
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Grande is suing the clothing chain Forever 21 and its spin-off cosmetics brand, Riley Rose, alleging the company used a look-alike model to impersonate her in a new ad campaign. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Ariana Grande suing Forever 21 for $10 million for using look-alike model and copying music video," 4 Sep. 2019 He was known for his sense of humor and an uncanny ability to impersonate people. — Jeff Karoub, BostonGlobe.com, "Odessa shooting: Here鈥檚 what we know about the victims," 2 Sep. 2019 He was known for his sense of humor and an uncanny ability to impersonate people. — Washington Post, "Mail carrier, high school student among dead in Texas attack," 2 Sep. 2019 Scammers pushing links with viruses, malware, and identity theft scammers are almost certain to impersonate debt collectors. — David Vladeck, WIRED, "The Consumer Bureau's Reckless Plan for Debt Collection," 23 Aug. 2019 This comes just days after Dog had to warn his followers about internet scammers impersonating him and Beth on social media. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "Dog the Bounty Hunter Is 'Coming' for Thieves Who Stole Late Wife Beth's Personal Items," 4 Aug. 2019 Some Iranian Twitter accounts, FireEye found, even sought to impersonate U.S. political candidates, including a California Republican who ultimately lost the general election for Congress. — Anchorage Daily News, "It鈥檚 not just the Russians anymore as Iranians and others turn up disinformation efforts ahead of 2020 vote," 26 July 2019 In the opening phase of the House Judiciary Committee hearing, former special counsel Robert Mueller did his best to impersonate a potted plant. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Robert Mueller鈥檚 congressional testimony resolves nothing," 24 July 2019 Mr Watkins also points out that America even seems to have used falsified transponder numbers to impersonate Iranian planes on occasion. — The Economist, "America claims to have downed an Iranian drone," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impersonate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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