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impersonation

[im-pur-suh-ney-shuhn] / ɪmˌpɜr səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imitation
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Earlier this month, India said it believed usernames might increase online fraud, impersonation and other crimes by allowing criminals to contact potential victims without disclosing their phone numbers.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Others that begin well and then fall over: Mr. David does a fairly dead-on impersonation of Joseph McCarthy, but the sketch has nowhere else to go and so turns frantic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

A staple of his stump speech is an impersonation of the president.

From Slate May 19, 2026

I smacked him on the arm so he’d look at my impersonation of the psycho look on his face.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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