Thesaurus results for APED

aped

verb

past tense of ape

as in imitated

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent

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Recent Examples of aped Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026 American elites aped European fashions, art, and manners, and Europeans admired American energy and efficiency. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

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When fraudsters adopt voice cloning, banks respond with checks that test for the subtle traces cloning leaves behind, and when defenders turn to the study of behavior, criminals begin to rehearse how ordinary conduct can be imitated.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But according to some luxury brands, authenticity is something that is often imitated but never replicated.

— James Sneed, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of imitated

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Secondhand furniture and decor can introduce the unusual shapes, aged finishes and one-of-a-kind details that make a room feel collected rather than copied.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Today, in the AI-first era, data moves across cloud platforms, applications, analytics tools, reports, logs, APIs and AI systems, where it is copied, enriched, combined and reused for machine learning and generative AI.

— Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of copied

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Although other programs popped up about the same time around the country, Tulsa's is recognized as a model and has been widely emulated.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026
The monks emulated Buddha’s journey — walking barefoot, eating one meal a day, and sleeping under the stars.

— Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of emulated

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His performance has been mimicked so many times in the quarter-century since this unforgettable film was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Grande also mimicked Snape, played in the films by Alan Rickman, and Bellatrix Lestrange, played by Helena Bonham Carter.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

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