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as in imitation

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verb

present participle of mimic

as in imitating

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 emulating

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 mimicking

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Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly. —

Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Much of his free time revolved around listening to the radio, sometimes mimicking different announcers. —

Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Kardashian shut down the red carpet in 2019 with her wet-looking Mugler dress with a corset bodice and beads mimicking dripping water. —

Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 The rich, indulgent dessert is designed to live up to its name, mimicking brownie batter in all its creamy, fudgy, glory. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 The pale pink, elegantly languid petals support innumerable color combinations in the garden while mimicking swishing skirts. —

Erica Browne Grivas, Midwest Living, 1 May 2026 People in the entertainment industry have slammed AI for mimicking artists’ voices and likenesses. —

Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Wiseman hypothesized that stronger magnetic fields may affect the brain, similar to how electrical stimulation of the angular gyrus can make one feel as if there is another person standing behind, mimicking one’s movements. —

ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 The Taylor Compact Mirror from Fancii & Co features a daylight mimicking ring light that offers the perfect lighting for on-the-go touch-ups. —

Tory Johnson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026

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The wings on either side of the knot are what came before and what came after, models for what Jefferson wrote and imitations of it.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That task had required demolition and repression, imitation and invention.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026