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.
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By Libby Hanssen, kansascity.com, 3 June 2017
By Libby Hanssen, kansascity.com, 3 June 2017
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The Wolf Man, in which Lon Chaney Jr. played the memorable title character.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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Pearl Jam previously played the event in 2010 and 2016 and are tacking it into their spring U.S. tour, which begins April 24 in Hollywood, Fla.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Impersonation: The scammer impersonates the victim and sends emails to contacts, such as banks or vendors, requesting urgent wire transfers or sensitive information.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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The worst of the night goes to Jeremy Strong, who seems to be impersonating colorful UK singer Jamiroquai.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Paul Barrett: Zuckerberg Is Appeasing Trump Zuckerberg is imitating Musk to curry favor with Trump.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, just months after their characters shared their first kiss in 2019's in Spider-Man: Far from Home, life imitated art for the pair.Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Former President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump, who have mocked each other for years going back to Trump‘s fanning of conspiracy theories about Obama’s citizenship, sat next to each other Thursday and talked for several minutes, even sharing a laugh.Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Hogan briefly appeared to promote his Real American Beer brand and was instantly and overwhelmingly booed and mocked by the enormous crowd at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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As the Tony winner took her final bow, the Greatest Showman star was there to capture it all — alongside acting legend Carol Burnett, who portrayed Foster's character in the original production of the show.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Actor, writer, director Keller Fornes, who portrayed Griffin in Great American Family‘s County Rescue series, has died.Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of customers just got this Bioderma micellar water that acts as a gentle cleanser and makeup remover, and another lot of shoppers picked up this Verb shampoo and conditioner that’s hardly ever on sale.Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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No one wants to speak to a robot, Morgan instructs, so don't act like one.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Personate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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