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impersonation

[im-pur-suh-ney-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imitation
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Impersonation scams soared 1,400 percent year-on-year in 2025 globally, according to Chainalysis, which also found that AI-enabled fraud was 4.5 times more profitable than its lower-tech equivalents.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Impersonation and catfishing are a significant online safety issue, according to Hayley Laskey from the UK Safer Internet Centre.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

You don’t title a pop song “Sigmund Freud’s Impersonation of Albert Einstein in America” without being at least a little masochistic.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Impersonation, however straight-faced, always hints at satire; here, as often, Fraser’s work gains power from a light, almost comic touch.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

Impersonation and assumption of a role is another noteworthy and frequent medium of plot motivation.

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace




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