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Recent Examples of mimicry
Schoenbrun is not going for kicky mimicry here — literalism is not their chief aim.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
But butterfly mimicry goes far beyond those uses to include scattering light to replace toxic paints or as an anti-fraud mechanism against counterfeiters, advancing optical computing, and even creating superior eye implants.
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New Atlas,
6 May 2026
Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Up next is Tezzus and diamond*, the de facto captains of ØWay, who have taken the modern rapper’s scalpel to his jagged flows in a way that’s beyond straight mimicry.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
But butterfly mimicry goes far beyond those uses to include scattering light to replace toxic paints or as an anti-fraud mechanism against counterfeiters, advancing optical computing, and even creating superior eye implants.
—
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
Pichai was particularly blown away when DeepMind’s AI system AlphaGo played a brilliant, novel move in the strategy board game Go against champion Lee Sedol in 2016, revealing that AI could think creatively and beyond mere mimicry.
—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Up next is Tezzus and diamond*, the de facto captains of ØWay, who have taken the modern rapper’s scalpel to his jagged flows in a way that’s beyond straight mimicry.
—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
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Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
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Born in 1942 in California, the actor's acting career began in high school on a variety show satire of Gunsmoke, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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He’s long delved into the dark corners of his lived and theoretical experience, pushing toward sticky, disquieting ideas that sent ripples of nervous laughter through a crowd unable to reject his reasoning.
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If philosophy begins in wonder, trenchant social drama seems to start in laughter.
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And the thing about caricatures?
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Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment.
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The four-movement work begins in anguish but courses through a bucolic, cheerful ländler and a rather violent burlesque before resolving into a final Adagio that critics have long characterized as a quiet but solid affirmation of life.
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Gay 90’s A downtown Minneapolis institution since the 1970s, this burlesque and LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub hosts entertaining, cabaret-style shows by drag performers on Friday and Saturday nights.
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According to Spell and members of his congregation, the man had a history of verbally harassing them with threats, insults and racial slurs.
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Michael Lind, the writer and New America co-founder, argues in Commonplace, the magazine of Oren Cass’s American Compass, that a decent wage and a safety net should be enough, and that handing workers a stake in capital insults the dignity of their labor.
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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