mimicked

past tense of mimic

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mimicked In 1940 came the invention of nylon undergarments, which meant women of the midcentury could be more comfortable and less revealing in stockings that mimicked some skin tones. April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026 The ribbed detailing along the hem is mimicked along the sleeves to add texture, and the buttoned neckline is monochromatic for a super streamlined look. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 This gave confidence that the simulant accurately mimicked lunar conditions. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 When presented with blank pages, the children started drawing rows of even marks that mimicked the appearance of letters. Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 These artificial torsos were constructed of plastics that mimicked the density of human tissue, bone and organs, and each was equipped with more than 5,600 radiation sensors on and in them. Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026 And each office door mimicked a storefront similar to shopping arcade structures. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 In a pilot clinical trial in Alabama, 40 adults with cocaine use disorder received either a single dose of psilocybin or a placebo that mimicked some of its side effects. Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicked
Verb
  • Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.
    Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.
    Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The art establishment often drew on, if not directly copied, Kusama’s work.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Much of the content generated promoted an organization called the International Burke Institute (IBI), the website of which features articles copied from real academic writing, sometimes with false attribution.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Others snapped selfies holding physical copies of Hard Court and marveled at the chestnut burrs—that emulated the look of tennis balls—placed around the shop.
    Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Liccardo pitched the framework as a legislative model that could be emulated across levels of local government in the Bay Area to create region-wide protection against potential ICE facilities.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mel Gibson has issued an apology amid backlash over his recent appearance at FanExpo Canada, where the Oscar winner mocked an ASL interpreter while walking on stage to attend his retrospective Q&A.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Mimicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicked. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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