impersonation

noun

Definition of impersonationnext
as in performance

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  1. performance
  2. portrayal
  3. persona
  4. masquerade
  5. act
  6. disguise
  7. pose
  8. charade
Noun
  • The grit effected in noisy vocal performances vanishes in a clean tone that’s more ephemeral than that of her predecessor.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Research has also shown that strength training in kids can have a positive influence on psychological well-being and academic performance.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of performance
Noun
  • Business disputes often feature radically different portrayals in court documents, and that could happen here.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Drew Starkey has been a household name for a while, mostly because of his portrayal of Rafe Cameron in the Netflix drama Outer Banks.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of portrayal
Noun
  • Buyer personas: Buyer personas involve detailed fictional representations of ideal customer profiles to fine-tune messaging for your high-value clients’ specific needs, behaviors and motivations.
    Jonathan Schwartz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Trump’s vituperative persona, his enmity toward multilateralism, and his extreme policy agenda could easily sink the United States’ prospects for meaningful leadership of the G-20.
    Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of persona
Noun
  • Her ticket to the masquerade got lost in the shawl vault.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
  • To keep with the theme of the costume party, King Charles' niece carried a white Venetian-style masquerade mask and tied an oversized bow over her growing baby bump.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of masquerade
Noun
  • Listen to a Live Radio Show The historic Rex Theater welcomes local, regional, and national old-time musical acts.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
  • According to Reuters, there was no evidence to suggest a criminal or purposeful act.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of act
Noun
  • Now, the nonprofit is also using the cat-size rodents to smell their way through the crafty disguises employed by wildlife traffickers looking to smuggle ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horns.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The one caveat is that disguises don’t make players invisible.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of disguise
Noun
  • This grippy towel can help absorb sweat so your yoga buddy can flow between poses without fear of accidentally slipping into early Savasana.
    Suzy Forman, SELF, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Another layer sometimes captured ancient creatures in 3-D poses that resembled tableaus.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of pose
Noun
  • The smooch came at the end of a sketch where Grande and Yang were playing warring members of a family charades night.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
  • My charade, as her wealth of Los Angeles information, was doomed from the start, exposed during a particularly brutal bout of freeway traffic.
    Theo Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of charade
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