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or imposter
as in pretender
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
the man who claimed to be a prince turned out to be an impostor
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Recent Examples of impostor
After Elon Musk purchased Twitter and swiftly removed all content moderation, a substantial exodus flowed to weak impostors like BlueSky, Threads, and Mastodon.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
However, Macy's Santa is supposed to be the real Santa, so the department store wanted to cut the famous scene where Buddy finds out about the impostor.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
Nearly 600,000 reports of impostor schemes, including romance scams, were received by FTC officials this year, with losses exceeding $2.1 billion.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But don’t be fooled — what might seem like a clandestine cannabis crop is often just a harmless impostor.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 25 June 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
However, Macy's Santa is supposed to be the real Santa, so the department store wanted to cut the famous scene where Buddy finds out about the impostor.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2024
Nearly 600,000 reports of impostor schemes, including romance scams, were received by FTC officials this year, with losses exceeding $2.1 billion.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
But don’t be fooled — what might seem like a clandestine cannabis crop is often just a harmless impostor.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impostor
Noun
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Without a bit more heart and soul, the spinoff is just a pretender in a nicely tailored suit.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The bot will see you now: Therapists in the U.S. are getting ready for a battle with A.I. pretenders.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There was too much history for anyone to dismantle, let alone a charlatan like Hitler.—
Luke Berryman,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Other contributor: Conor O’Neill (Top photo: Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images) Comments W Will S. · 2h 34m ago Because Maresca is a one trick pony charlatan and half of Chelsea’s first team players are more interested in Snapchat & Twitter.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Within hours of that bill being signed, lawmakers in South Dakota pushed forward their own legislation seeking to impose civil and criminal penalties for individuals and groups who share deep fakes intended to influence a political campaign.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2025
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International music superstar Celine Dion has issued a warning to fans to beware of fakes.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The actor’s husband also confirmed the news on Facebook in a brief post.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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Information And Cognitive Overload Some ransomware actors overwhelm victims with a barrage of complex instructions and urgent demands, creating confusion and indecision.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Gould observed that Jerry Falwell had taken up the mountebank’s mission of William Jennings Bryan.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 July 2024
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Now, this pallid Color Purple epitomizes the artistic dearth of an era when a cultural mountebank like Winfrey uses race and feminist guile to cheat us of America’s most creative achievements.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Famous athlete revealed as Fuzzy Peas on Masked Singer while Ken Jeong shocks with Lord Farquaad look on wild Shrek Night With a final dramatic flourish of his cape and a quack, Lucky Duck departed, and it was revealed that Coral would be joining Paparazzo in the final six.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Milla — a young woman who feels disillusioned by doctors that treat her like a recalcitrant child, directing even conversations about her treatment to her father instead of her — finds false security in quacks selling enemas and juice cleanses.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For a Gen X-er raised on movies that skewered phonies and wannabes, the thought of being a poser was, in the end, far more offensive to his sensibilities than being potentially bland.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The answer is important because being a phony is hard work.—
LaRae Quy,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Deputy Sheriffs are responsible for executing eviction notices, orders of protection, and investigating financial and tax fraud.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Quantum computing could allow companies to analyze risk, detect fraud, and predict market trends better than ever before.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Impostor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impostor. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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