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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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Back in Colombia in the 1990s, then-mayor Antanas Mockus replaced 1,800 traffic cops with just 20 mimes, who used silent performance to mock reckless drivers and praise good behavior.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Wyandotte County commissioners are calling on ethics officials to weigh in after a fellow commissioner allegedly threw up his hands and mimed male masturbation during a recent public meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Once Phoenix and Colbert get close to the film, however, Phoenix mimes getting up to leave.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Back in Colombia in the 1990s, then-mayor Antanas Mockus replaced 1,800 traffic cops with just 20 mimes, who used silent performance to mock reckless drivers and praise good behavior.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Verb
Swift said, miming Jason holding up his beer can.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Wyandotte County commissioners are calling on ethics officials to weigh in after a fellow commissioner allegedly threw up his hands and mimed male masturbation during a recent public meeting.
—Sofi Zeman
august 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mime
Noun
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Alison Swift, noted numerologist and superstar performer, has taken a break from sourdough to bake up a new album, out now.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rufus Jones, the British actor known for roles in Rivals and W1A, said the posters looked as if Bond was making an offensive gesture.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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His nomination was widely seen as a gesture to the left ahead of further delicate cross-party budget negotiations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The fact that these programs are becoming adept at imitating consciousness, however, may be all that matters for now.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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Multiple images of Trump then pop up behind the New York lawmaker seemingly to imitate a mariachi band.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Later, in the scene in which Winnifred is kept awake by a single pea, Burnett performed a prolonged pantomime of violent physical discomfort, thrashing and dangling like a fish on a line atop a towering stack of mattresses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the class quickly grows bored with this whole pantomime.—
Domenico Starnone,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Drag a file in, and it will be copied to the cloud locker.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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That gruesome video was then quickly copied across the internet.—
John Wihbey,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Datskovska regularly reports on celebrity style and how to emulate it.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the industry wants to emulate this success, but as many editors know, chasing a trend can be a futile endeavor.—
Rebecca Ackermann,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The drugs mimic the LRP1’s ligands and bind to Aβ for crossing the blood-brain barrier.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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These costumes combine whimsy with creativity, often featuring iridescent wings and layered textures that mimic the appearance of real-life insects.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mime. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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