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Recent Examples of impersonation
She was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
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Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal data shows these scams remain widespread; more than 330,000 government impersonation complaints were reported to the FTC in 2025.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
University of Denver freshman goalie Johnny Hicks sure is doing his best Davis impersonation, but this Pioneers team didn’t need anything supernatural from its netminder to reach another Frozen Four.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Police say another resident on the same block reported a potential DTE worker impersonation that same day.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the top of the list is impersonation of the agency by email, text, and phone.
—Cora Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank impersonation calls typically begin with a text that looks like a fraud alert from a financial institution.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Peters was convicted of three counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count each of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failure to comply with the requirements of the secretary of state.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Federal data shows these scams remain widespread; more than 330,000 government impersonation complaints were reported to the FTC in 2025.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
University of Denver freshman goalie Johnny Hicks sure is doing his best Davis impersonation, but this Pioneers team didn’t need anything supernatural from its netminder to reach another Frozen Four.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Three years ago, Rachel Vrabec, CEO of digital privacy and security platform Kanary, began hearing from content creators dealing with impersonation accounts that would steal away their ad revenue.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
Police say another resident on the same block reported a potential DTE worker impersonation that same day.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
At the top of the list is impersonation of the agency by email, text, and phone.
—Cora Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Bank impersonation calls typically begin with a text that looks like a fraud alert from a financial institution.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impersonation
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After Queta turned in another standout performance in Sunday’s 115-101 win over the Toronto Raptors at TD Garden, Brown stumped for the breakout big man, saying, unprompted, that Queta deserves award consideration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Boone did not believe the three-hour, 35-minute rain delay affected his team’s performance.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Conversations between people and land are as alive as human dialogue in these earnest portrayals of gathering and return.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surrounding Fox’s keen central performance are a number of skilled and sensitive portrayals, in particular Swoosie Kurtz, as a lonely co-worker who is genuinely concerned about her young cohort’s well-being.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The character name was changed to Sunny for the film, but not the persona.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The character name was changed to Sonny for the film, but not the persona.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The investigation led to the discovery of a vast masquerade involving a man with multiple aliases who turned out to be Crockett's bodyguard.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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This 30-ounce flip-top tumbler designed by Studio 189 celebrates West African ceremonial masquerade dress.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Those are fighting words, and, in the coming days, the Pope can counter them as much through symbolic acts as through words of peace.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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For certain great artists, Meis believes, the creative act is a safe harbor where life’s pressures, exigencies, and calamities aren’t so much denied or resolved as reimagined as pictorial dramas.—
Jed Perl,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Certain menu items, though, feel like fan favorites made to wear cumbersome disguises, while entrees outside of the burger don’t always feel as essential as the smaller plates.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
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French said Muslims come into communities in droves under the disguise of peace.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ground systems identified the pose of the arm’s end effector in real time using first‑view camera imagery to plan motion and generate control commands.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Completely relaxed, the dog naps upside down in a pose many viewers likened to a roasting chicken.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of eradicating catcher framing like full abdication to the robots would have, the challenge system adds new layers to the charade of trying to sell strikes.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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And most devastating of all, that the entire charade had been orchestrated by my mother.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Impersonation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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