mimicry

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Recent Examples of mimicry Such mimicry can be seen all across their recent output. Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025 Though the data doesn't specify how or why somebody was trespassing, social media mimicry is a growing concern for the agency. Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025 The video’s call letter opening, spot-on mimicry of broadcast news and poor video quality are hilarious and touching. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 Its ability to curl and twist 360 degrees adds to its impression of biological mimicry, moving with a fluidity that almost blurs its mechanical nature. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mimicry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
  • The story works less as a Hollywood satire than as a survival thriller.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Scottish actor Capaldi, the twelfth Doctor in the Doctor Who universe (2013–2017), won several awards, including a British Academy Television Award, for his performance as Malcolm Tucker in the beloved satire The Thick of It (2005–2012).
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The throwback clip was full of classic sibling squabbling and laughter as the pair prepared carrot cake.
    Staff Author, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, there may be no better way to describe your little one’s twinkling laughter and radiant personality than with a name that symbolizes all that a star has to offer.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These caricatures are amusing, but nothing compared to when President Dutton finally has to strap up and blow away mercenaries like Rambo.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Pottery making, caricature illustrations, and other creative installations will also be available.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere, Abercrombie’s pastorals are almost like burlesques of plein air painting.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Expect a heavy-hitting lineup of live music, rotating DJs, and burlesque shows that will carry you well into the late night hours.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The imitation Punisher logo on Cole’s bullet was no act of flattery, but the most vile of insults.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
  • But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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