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impersonation

[im-pur-suh-ney-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imitation
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The police have launched a manhunt for Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, who had been presenting himself as the "PFIPC director general", on suspicion of forgery, impersonation and related offences.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Others that begin well and then fall over: Mr. David does a fairly dead-on impersonation of Joseph McCarthy, but the sketch has nowhere else to go and so turns frantic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

A staple of his stump speech is an impersonation of the president.

From Slate May 19, 2026

So, in shop class Nothing started to do a very funny impersonation of our teacher, Mr. Callahan.

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




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