as in to mimic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off (on)
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There's that fish net aspect in there, the ruffles to mimic the coral, the pearls.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
22 June 2026 -
Scientists agree some types of plastic can mimic fat, in particular in the brain, and that standardized methods are needed to sample and analyze plastic bits in the body.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Comedy Central's South Park later parodied Mencia's reputation for taking credit for jokes that weren't his.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Their live performances in Sydney’s drag scene parodied hyper-masculinity and soon moved into artist-run spaces with installations and video works.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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The best mockumentaries satirize the conventions of everyday life to gut-busting effect.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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No doubt the real Silicon Valley will offer fresh horror for the show to satirize next season, but The Audacity is still searching for its groove.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
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Those still carry weight, but many have become easier to acquire, finance, or imitate.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Ultrasound can also reach deeper into the brain than any other non-invasive technology, enabling it to target important deep brain structures.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Dealers, often operating through cellphones and apps, are expected to target World Cup crowds.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
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In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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In Ithaca, the suitors have been eating up Odysseus’ livestock and harassing his wife for years.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Ukraine has increasingly used inexpensive drone systems to locate, harass and destroy Russian tactical air defense assets.—
Hunter LaCroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
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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 25 Jun. 2026.
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