mimicry

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Recent Examples of mimicry The film stars Billy Zane as the iconic movie star Marlon Brando, and the makeup work here strikes an impressive balance between mimicry and authenticity. Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 More recent iterations have given him power replication, voice mimicry, size alteration, density control, and superhuman strength. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Smiling underwater: Exploring playful signals and rapid mimicry in bottlenose dolphins Nature. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 This approach mirrors what behavioral scientists call associative mimicry: the deliberate alignment of a brand with the cultural codes and symbols of exclusivity. Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mimicry 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
  • That mix between political satire and off-kilter romance sits at the heart of Atropia, a film that Gates first set out to make as a documentary about the changeover in these fake towns from the Middle East to Russia, landing eventually in a fictional 2006 — three years into the Iraq War.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • There was jolting violence and savage satire and melancholy that clung to you.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico has drawn a mixed reception, from laughter to annoyance.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The love, the glitches, the sweat, the tears, the laughter and, and, and.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Having different martial arts fighters and techniques to utilize helped deepen the cultural ties to each avatar’s personality beyond mere caricature, and has helped Tekken stand apart — both in terms of the faces seen on screen and the players at the helm.
    Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But Townsend’s work—devoid of the stereotypical racist caricatures often associated with slavery-era imagery—illustrated their personhood.
    Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The comedy derived from pie-in-the-face burlesque, but what distinguished the show was its frenetic pacing.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • During a stop on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June, Roan said horror movies, burlesque and theater also inspire her and her stylist Genesis Webb.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Feeling the sting of a pointed insult?
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Its leaders must stand strong in a climate reshaped by DeSantis and his torrent of insults and verbal abuse.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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