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impersonation

[im-pur-suh-ney-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imitation
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A staple of his stump speech is an impersonation of the president.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Peters was convicted on several charges including attempting to influence a public servant, violating her elections duty and conspiring to commit criminal impersonation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

AI is enabling scalable phishing emails, fraudulent texts, impersonation chatbots, cloned-voice scams and automated outreach.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Rhonda had fallen victim to what is known as impersonation scam, where a fraudster pretends to be from a bank or other financial institution.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

When I revealed that I was Patrick’s Secret Santa, everyone laughed because everyone knew, and Patrick did his best impersonation of being surprised, which was nice of him.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky




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