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coact

verb

Definition of coact

as in to mimic

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Others edited footage of themselves dodging police barricades to mimic the popular endless runner mobile game Subway Surfers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The unexpected nature of the photographs mimics the discovery of what lies on the open road.

— Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of mimic

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Rather than chasing architectural trends or attempting to imitate newer competitors, the Rose Bowl has embraced a strategy rooted in financial discipline, adaptive reuse and authentic placemaking.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Vegan versions come from sources like ginseng, seaweed, rice or rose and are created through biotechnology to imitate rather than replicate the original molecule.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of imitate

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Set amid the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the tragic tale of Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is famous for allowing real nightmares to masquerade as bloody fairytales.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
What’s worrying to him is that abundance can masquerade as sufficiency.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Definition of masquerade

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The actress also shared photos from inside the bash, which was attended by her Scream Queens costar Emma Roberts, her Last Showgirl costars Brenda Song and Kieran Shipka, actor Lukas Gage and model Alex Consani.

— Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
On the red carpet of The Odyssey, Tom Holland was asked to compare his Spider-Man to costar Robert Pattinson’s Batman.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of costar

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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
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

Definition of ape

Verb

Abarca claimed that White was acting out an ongoing vendetta against him.

— Ilana Arougheti July 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
And the trailer shows how idyllic the four victims’ college experience was until Bryan Kohberger (who has pled guilty to the murders) seemingly picked them at random to act out his serial-killer obsession.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 July 2026

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