impersonate
verb (used with object)
to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be.
are impersonating
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present progressiveof impersonate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As cybercrime continues to soar, young people and crypto investors are being hit harder, and more scammers are impersonating government officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Hassan wrote to a letter Friday asking for greater fraud prevention efforts, including educating people about scammers who are impersonating the IRS.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2020
Just who the performers are impersonating is revealed, in haste, only at the show’s end.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2016
Twitter suspends users who are impersonating someone falsely, but with a reported 681 Victoria Sotos in America, making use of this policy is trickier.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2015
Remember, you are impersonating a tree swaying in the wind, and bend from your waist line.
From The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
