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coact

verb

Definition of coact

as in to mimic

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As with that of the previous Roma Spider, the soft-top roof is made of five layers of cloth and mimics the silhouette of the coupe’s roofline.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Cases in children are increasingly common because the products are packaged to mimic familiar candy and snack brands.

— Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mimic

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In light of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Loretto sounds a warning to leaders about imitating the language used by AI tools.

— Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 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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Jim Zouras, a Chicago attorney who’s represented people in hundreds of Illinois privacy lawsuits, said the state has constructed many new data centers since enacting its privacy laws.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
After the 2023 mall shooting, Anutin, who was interior minister at the time, enacted a one-year ban on the issue of new personal gun licenses and suspended public carry permits, among other gun control measures.

— Nat Sumon, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of enact

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Thompson was married to costar Jerry Doyle from 1995 to 1997.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Last year, Meghan’s birthday was similarly celebrated online by friends, with her friend and former Suits costar Abigail Spencer, Robbins and McKee Zajfen among those posting tributes to the Duchess of Sussex.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 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

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Artist Caroline and her daughter Lila are both haunted by what seems like an interior voice, one that encourages them to act out in ways that will draw the Cur’s attention.

— Hannah Whitten, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

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