as in to mimic
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Typically, very young children are the ones who are most excited to mimic their parents and lend a hand with laundry.—
Christine Carrig,
The Atlantic,
21 July 2025 -
Artificial tears and lubricants, which are sold over the counter in a variety of brands, mimic your own tears and help rewet the eyes.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
21 July 2025
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The Muppet Show was parodying a format that doesn’t exist anymore.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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Reno 911! is a mockumentary comedy series that parodies law enforcement and premiered on Comedy Central in 2003.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 July 2025
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Shipley also decided not to run a cartoon satirizing the relationship between Bezos and US President Donald Trump from Ann Telnaes, leading to the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist’s resignation.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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The Scottish comedian has been the narrator for Love Island UK since its premiere in 2015, satirizing some of the crazier behavior from every summer's singles and establishing himself as an unforgettable piece of the Love Island experience.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Perhaps the Lake Bluff streakers heard of those at CLC and wanted to imitate them.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The park’s hub-and-spoke design has been copied by parks around the world, but the caliber of Disneyland’s craftsmanship wasn’t easily imitated.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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The move signals a new tactic in the administration's mass deportation strategy, targeting housing providers to locate undocumented immigrants.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Fussell has set ambitious growth goals, acquiring production banners in various countries, buying full control of streamer BritBox, and targeting to double the business’ 2021/2022 revenue and profit by 2027/2028.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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The show’s first limp wrist belongs to a novelty teapot caricaturing Wilde as a man-woman.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Of course, his privilege was intolerable to some, and he was caricatured in the press.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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All of the hallmarks that made the group such a force in the Seventies and Eighties — the irresistible melodies, the spark-up-and-chill vibes, those voices — are present here, without any trace of aping the past.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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She has been harassed, and her family name has been thrown all around the internet.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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This includes instances where Dashers harass customers for a tip.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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“Take off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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