personating

present participle of personate
as in mocking
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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Verb
  • Quad’s grievances spill over into her relationship with Heavenly, which ties into Heavenly and Quad mocking Sweet Tea on social media.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Naturally, the Internet lost its mind, and the scene quickly went viral, with viewers mocking and/or sharing their disbelief at Sheridan's dialogue.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Meanwhile, Brock — unnerved and fearing he was being followed by someone impersonating a police officer — called 911 and asked what to do.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Patients reportedly experienced delays in care, denied prescriptions, and scammers allegedly took advantage of the chaos by impersonating healthcare providers to steal financial information.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
    Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the Lightning enter the NHL’s three-day holiday break, Cooper said playing the Panthers on back-to-back nights was a great team-building opportunity after an early-season schedule that was light on Atlantic Division opponents.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The former ended up winning a contest involving the most accurate predictions of the high-diving judges’ scores, and as much as this competition suggests that life is imitating art, Hoult insists that the two did not extend their on-camera dynamic to their off-camera one.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Knightley said, before imitating her daughter shunning her from the dance floor at the disco.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Typically, the entire cast will take photos together and the stars portraying romantic partners will also pose for some shots.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Loosely based on Tina Fey's experiences writing for SNL, 30 Rock has Fey portraying Liz Lemon, head writer at The Girlie Show, whose whole career is thrown into chaos when a dashing new executive demands major changes to the show.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • Viewers have to struggle to recognize Farrell, who is acting a tour de force beneath some pretty involved prosthetics and makeup.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • When the pot was broken, the gifts would spill out, acting as an offering to Huitzilopochtli.
    Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Personating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personating. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

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