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impersonation

[im-pur-suh-ney-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imitation
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A federal court dismissed the case on grounds that the Freedom Foundation hasn’t yet been sued by a union for false impersonation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was like staring at someone doing an impersonation that was one part Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Meta was last year ordered to step up safeguards on Facebook after scammers used images of top officials in impersonation schemes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

TikTok declined to comment on the specific case but according to its guidelines it bans impersonation and spam accounts, as well as content that "violates someone else's intellectual property rights".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

We were all laughing and talking at once, and then Laura—typical of her—got up on her seat and did a hysterical impersonation of someone reaching out and getting electrocuted.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro