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coacting

verb

variants or co-acting

present participle of coact

as in imitating

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Rather than simply imitating the brain with silicon chips, the approach uses actual neurons to perform computational work.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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The novel was also partly epistolary, including segments of fictional court transcripts and news coverage created by King (who enjoyed mimicking different writing styles).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Germany and the United States surpassed the United Kingdom economically, not simply by mimicking it but by taking its innovations further.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

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In our moment of reckoning, most of the current momentum is going toward enacting social media bans for kids younger than 16.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Let them — especially the new governor, presumably Xavier Becerra — consider enacting new CEQA reforms, holding months of public hearings and ultimately compromising on a deal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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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
For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

Definition of aping

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In a separate election traditionally dominated by independent candidates, Matúš Vallo, representing the opposition, was reelected for the third time as mayor of the capital, Bratislava.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Shi and Jan Paul Villanueva negotiated the deal for EST N8, with Balsamo and Demren representing Riva Studios.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of representing

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By the time of the witch trial, the sacred building stood stripped of its roofing and outer masonry—a fleshless skeleton; its giant west window glassless, miming a stone scream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Simmons celebrated by miming urinating, game footage shared by ESPN College Football shows.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of miming

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