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as in performer
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
that annoying mime on the sidewalk is pretending to be in an invisible box again
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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
the speech-impaired patient had to convey his wishes with mime or scribbled notes
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as in to imitate
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food
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Recent Examples of mime
John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).
—James Factora, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Around the five-second mark in the video, the toddler turns to the camera, still in her mom's arms, to mime along to an expletive in the GloRilla track playing over the video.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This, plus pitch-perfect line readings and a simple mime of holding a steering wheel, are all Larson needs to drop the audience right there in the car with him.
—John Roy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
In Johanne Sacrebleu there are mimes constantly in the background and inexplicable rat plushies that pop up out of nowhere (homage, of course, to cinematic hero Remy of Ratatouille fame).
—James Factora, Them, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
From the very beginnings of filmmaking, with Charlie Chaplin finding fame during the silent era through the use of miming, cinema has relied on more than just sound.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2025
Around the five-second mark in the video, the toddler turns to the camera, still in her mom's arms, to mime along to an expletive in the GloRilla track playing over the video.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mime
Noun
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Rather, there’s a mutually healing trajectory to this strange, secretive summer of playing house, and Petzold observes its gradual onset in fine details of gesture, expression and domestic routine — and its lapses when people fall intermittently out of character.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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In fact, in a moving gesture, Leo offered to continue the blessing that the late Pope Francis started from the same balcony the day before his death.—
Raúl E. Zegarra,
Time,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Christians are to imitate Christ, the true Good Samaritan, called to view all as nothing less than kin in sin and in the promise of salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Volunteers rappelled from the top of a building as sirens went off and firecrackers erupted — apparently to imitate shelling in one drill in the Indian port city of Mumbai.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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Marina Walked so Chappell Roan could run (to see her set) While Marina walked around the Coachella stage, singing songs that made a pantomime of Tumblr girls’ deep feelings in the early 2010s, Chappell Roan raced to the front of the crowd.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But many others require clinicians to copy and paste transcripts, adding friction instead of removing it.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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To Goldsborough, the fact that Joker's behavior got copied by his peers reveals the strength of these monkeys' drive to learn from others, even if the behavior doesn't completely make sense or have an obvious, immediate benefit.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Noun
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In the ‘30s and ‘40s, there were all these clowns trying to sell things, and then there was Krinkles the Clown trying to sell cereal [in the ‘50s].—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Matthew Davies, 41, was taken into custody on suspicion of assaulting a man with a glass bottle while dressed up as a clown on Oct. 31, 2018, according to a news release issued by the department.—
Vincent Moleski,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Sadly, not even id Software themselves are trying to emulate them with The Dark Ages.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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The deck also includes a noise reduction circuit that emulates Dolby B, enabling it to play pre-recorded Dolby B cassette tapes.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Misdiagnoses are possible, the FDA cautioned, as symptoms may mimic allergic reactions or other skin conditions, delaying appropriate treatment.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The gel mimics the feeling of down, offering a supportive but cushy experience.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mime. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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