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coact

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Definition of coact

as in to mimic

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That skill mimics mortality, Lee said, with the Chinese firm calling it another step toward fully autonomous machines capable of working 24/7.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of mimic

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Rather than forcing every filmmaker to imitate Raimi, the IP has evolved into one of genre’s most generous proving grounds.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
In addition, Meadowlands can spoof enemy assets by imitating the specific, complex waveforms used by military and commercial satellite networks.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 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 Islamic Republic is expected to enact unprecedented security measures, overseen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, while the Basij paramilitary force will coordinate logistics, accommodation and crowd management across the various cities.

— Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Passed as the second of three Reconstruction amendments, the 14th Amendment was enacted after the Civil War.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of enact

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Garrett Clayton and Blake Knight Clayton received some help from his King Cobra costar Silverstone at his September 2021 wedding to his boyfriend of 10 years, Knight.

— Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Instead, a decade later, Son of the Mask arrived with neither Carrey nor costar Cameron Diaz reprising their roles.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 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

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