as in imitated
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 mimed
Panahi mimed cradling a reptile the size of a kitten.
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H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
At the snap, the three tight ends – Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen – mimed a run block, just for a beat.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Stray Cat, in full black latex, mimed licking her paws.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
After the series, the NFL veteran sat on the bench and stared into space, closed his eyes and mimed making a catch.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Axel, in response, mimed crying in his seat.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
When crew members intervened, prosecutors said, Usiripalli raised his hand in the shape of a gun, placed his fingers in his mouth, and mimed pulling the trigger.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
With his teammates crowding around him in celebration, the veteran mimed the old monkey-of-my-back motion after his first goal as a Bruin.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Who’s decided that there will be no tree on this country road and that all props — carrots, bags and baskets, whip — will be mimed in thin air?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
At the snap, the three tight ends – Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen – mimed a run block, just for a beat.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Stray Cat, in full black latex, mimed licking her paws.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
After the series, the NFL veteran sat on the bench and stared into space, closed his eyes and mimed making a catch.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
Axel, in response, mimed crying in his seat.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
When crew members intervened, prosecutors said, Usiripalli raised his hand in the shape of a gun, placed his fingers in his mouth, and mimed pulling the trigger.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
With his teammates crowding around him in celebration, the veteran mimed the old monkey-of-my-back motion after his first goal as a Bruin.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Who’s decided that there will be no tree on this country road and that all props — carrots, bags and baskets, whip — will be mimed in thin air?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimed
Verb
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Among them was a young white man in a suit who held up an Indian flag, imitated an Indian accent and extolled the virtues of public defecation.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In the video, Dye imitated IndyCar driver David Malukas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the complaint, which Reuters reported on Monday, Britannica claimed that OpenAI unlawfully copied nearly 100,000 of its online articles and encyclopedia and dictionary entries to teach its GPT family of models.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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To keep your space from feeling like it was copied and pasted from a furniture store display, prioritize one-of-a-kind pieces of different scales, textures, and pattern.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Stabroek News became known for solid, independent journalism and set high standards emulated across the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The layered rugs are easily emulated, and available across retailers from Revival to Etsy to Beni, depending on your price point.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trump repeated the claim later during another White House event.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hottovy remembers two years ago when Justin Steele suffered a hamstring injury and ultimately missed five weeks at the start of the season, the Cubs were able to build a throwing program based on the Catapult data that best mimicked Steele pitching.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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From knee-length dresses and skirts to longer tops that mimicked the drop-waist effect, the through line was impossible to miss.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Mimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimed. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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