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as in to portray
to present a portrayal or performance of
interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town
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Recent Examples of impersonate
Rodriguez was charged with falsely impersonating an officer to commit a felony with a weapon, false imprisonment with a weapon, and robbery with a firearm.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Using an identification card printer, Council then created the fake ID, with the plan of impersonating C.L. at a local AT&T store to trick the company in performing the SIM swap.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Not everyone made the connection; Halsey was being accused, essentially, of impersonating herself.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
While the singer has transformed herself into music industry giants, the internet is weighing in with some of their own suggestions for who Halsey should be impersonating.
—Quispe López, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024
Using an identification card printer, Council then created the fake ID, with the plan of impersonating C.L. at a local AT&T store to trick the company in performing the SIM swap.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Not everyone made the connection; Halsey was being accused, essentially, of impersonating herself.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
While the singer has transformed herself into music industry giants, the internet is weighing in with some of their own suggestions for who Halsey should be impersonating.
—Quispe López, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Governed by Neptune, the planet of fantasy and film, Pisces is naturally drawn to iconic characters and cinematic flair, and Nyong’o’s choice proves that life really does imitate art.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Scammers will also often imitate someone in authority, such as a tax or debt collector.Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Other elements add more layers, including Cross getting ensnared in a Black Lives Matter protest and having Alex face a real freak of a nemesis, portrayed with depraved confidence by Ryan Eggold.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storied actor Denzel Washington has taken on the project of adapting August Wilson’s cycle of 10 plays that portray slices of Black life in each decade of the 1900s.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Previously, he was mocked for showcasing what appeared to be a truly terrible Elden Ring build (see above).Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Russia has sent two prototypes of its latest fighter jet in service, the stealth Su-57, to China for an airshow, where they were reportedly mocked for their poor workmanship and conditions.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The graduate student didn’t play in the season opener at Texas, only got in the game late against UNC, and played sparingly against CU before breaking out with a 156-yard, two-touchdown performance against UTEP.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Mack played only a handful of snaps because of a groin injury.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
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Students from College of Adaptive Arts will sing the opening National Anthem and perform a special cheer routine during the game.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Impressionist artist depicted masculine figures ranging from workers to members of his family and inner circle, and the concentration of these paintings came as a revelation to many guests.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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But contrary to how the press depicted it, reuniting with her Puerto Rican parents wasn’t exactly easy.Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Organizations need mechanisms in place to synthesize, visualize and interpret relevant and timely insights.Swapna Sathyan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chan shares that the reactions were a mixed bag—some millennials felt slighted, interpreting the playful tone as a critique of their generation, while others related and shared their own experiences in a lighthearted manner.Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shout out to our friends at TMZ who did the most insightful original reporting.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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