as in to play
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

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Recent Examples of personate Till’s motifs swept though the ensemble, as horns, clarinets, bassoons, violin all had a chance to personate the character. By Libby Hanssen, kansascity.com, 3 June 2017
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  • In an earlier episode, the family’s patriarch, John Dutton, played by Kevin Costner, was murdered.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Vincent Trocheck stressed the need to play tighter and have short memories on the ice.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • It was recently revealed that deepfake technology allowed a hostile actor to impersonate a top Ukrainian security official during a video call with a U.S. senator.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, WIRED published a fascinating investigation into the world of gig workers who get paid to impersonate top-earning OnlyFans creators in online chats with their fans.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Life really does imitate art — and Jeremy Strong is here for it.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.
    SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.
    SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and Champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.
    Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck portray his children as adults, while Matt Damon, John Lithgow, Michael Caine and Topher Grace each appear along the way as well.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Thom Christopher, the Daytime Emmy-winning actor who portrayed the mobster Carlo Hesser and his meeker twin brother, Mortimer Bern, on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, has died.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • Taganrog is one of the main cities in the southern Rostov region, and its acting governor Yuri Slyusar said that a missile attack damaged an industrial enterprise and cars in its parking lot, without providing further details.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Years after swearing off acting, Jim Carrey returns to the big screen next week.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Personate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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