Thesaurus results for MIMICKED

mimicked

verb

past tense of mimic

as in imitated

to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp

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as in copied

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made

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Recent Examples of mimicked The first tinkling notes mimicked the pre‑concert bell that ushered the audience to their seats—an unusual start that elicited a giggle from the crowd. —

Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 As Aaron Boone summoned Tim Hill to the mound in the seventh inning of the Yankees‘ win over the Orioles on Saturday, the manager mimicked the reliever’s sidearm delivery. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026 Ironically, Spirit was also taken down by its own success as more traditional airlines mimicked its offering and began to steal its customers with their own low fares. —

Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 The setup mimicked forces far beyond Earth’s pull. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026 The lawsuits allege GPT-4o used its memory feature to build a comprehensive profile of Van Rootselaar over months of interaction, tracking their grievances and expressing empathy in a way that mimicked a human relationship without pushing back like an actual human might. —

Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Later, other stars like Stevie Nicks, David Cassidy, and Mick Jagger mimicked the look in a more choppy, shaggy way with bangs, layers, and tons of texture—instead of the sleekness of the original look. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026 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 Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas applied a flushed, rosy blush to Zendaya's cheeks and mimicked the color with Vuitton's LV Rouge Matte Lipstick in Rose Odysseé on her lips, finishing with a soft brown eye shadow and a few flicks of mascara. —

Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Mar. 2026

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Streep imitated how Hawn, 80, would arrive on set, always apologetic.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
For starters, as Anthropic’s explicit focus on mitigating the risks of AI has apparently won the trust of many consumers, OpenAI has imitated many of its rival’s safety initiatives.

— Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026