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Recent Examples of mimicry
In addition, some organisms use ant mimicry as camouflage to infiltrate ant colonies.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For Michaela, Simone’s mimicry is reassurance that she’s been living in such a glamorous and appealing way that a younger woman couldn’t help but want to be just like her.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The lobster potentially lives on the urchin as a mimicry behavior, when one organism mimics the physical appearance of another for protection or other benefits.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For Michaela, Simone’s mimicry is reassurance that she’s been living in such a glamorous and appealing way that a younger woman couldn’t help but want to be just like her.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The lobster potentially lives on the urchin as a mimicry behavior, when one organism mimics the physical appearance of another for protection or other benefits.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
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The opening sketch has long been the primary venue for the show’s most enduring political satire.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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In keeping with a pleasing streak of industry satire here—Michael Haneke and Netflix get hilarious shout-outs—Fanning has a bracing directness that cuts through all the dramaturgical throat-clearing.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After all, some say the best love stories start off as friendships, specifically when there’s mutual support and laughter.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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In confessional, Boz can’t contain her laughter.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But in contrast to these common caricatures, surveys of public opinion consistently show that most people around the world hold positive views of wolves, often overwhelmingly so.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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Chamberlain also included a drawing of the girls in the group done on a paper tablecloth which included caricatures of Carpenter, Sandoval, Chamberlain and Sarah, as well as Carpenter's friend Amber Mark.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hell’s Half-acre, the bawdy section of town, was thriving, the Texas Brewery opened in 1891, and Byer’s Opera House had brought burlesque to Cowtown.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Nov. 2025
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That haunting fact shows up in House of McQueen, but for some reason, Cloud and Helfrich turn the moment into a burlesque.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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In what could be a scene straight out of the official Netflix movie, a comment intended as an insult instead galvanized the troops.—
Natalie Jarvey,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The article does not even state the names of all the candidates in the race, an insult to those who polled higher than Leon.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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