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coact

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Definition of coact

as in to mimic

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The Air Jordan 4 Retro OG Bred will be reissued this month in a remastered form, which Nike says aims to mimic the shape, fit and feel of the sneaker’s original iteration.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Some products were sold in packaging that mimicked common candy or snacks — adding to concerns from officials, including Pritzker.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of mimic

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Official outlets can quote from posts on fake accounts whose creators masquerade as ordinary members of the public, making a fringe claim seem normal.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
The action-drama is a road show that primarily films on location and often features rural settings, so the move to California provides new landscapes to masquerade as other locales.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of masquerade

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Democrats should focus on enacting their legislative agenda when the new Congress convenes in January following the party’s decisive victories in this week’s midterm elections.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2026
Au Kam San, a Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison after a closed-door trial that raised concerns about fairness in the Chinese casino hub's first national security case since the law was enacted in 2009.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of enact

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As for his role in the 1994 coming-of-age romance Reality Bites, Hawke credits costar Winona Ryder with getting him on board.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
On Monday, news broke that Lohan and Waters will officially reteam for a new movie at Netflix, which is set to costar Crazy Rich Asians’ leading man, Henry Golding.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of costar

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The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
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

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