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Recent Examples of mimicry
Instinctively, and through mimicry.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
These chatbots can provide human-like responses, emotional mimicry and sometimes invite ongoing conversations.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Large language models, or LLMs, offer a convincing mimicry of human thinking, but aren’t actually doing so, Robison and Sheneman said.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
These chatbots can provide human-like responses, emotional mimicry and sometimes invite ongoing conversations.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Large language models, or LLMs, offer a convincing mimicry of human thinking, but aren’t actually doing so, Robison and Sheneman said.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mimicry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
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The second season of the Seth Rogen showbiz satire recently began filming.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film is a social satire set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, and an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even as a Black person who smiled ear to ear when Black people fought for laughter with the mighty pressure of their jaws.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The men stood frowning at each other and then back at Adi until the one without the gun broke into croaks of laughter.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The music’s dizzying rhythmic variation is skillful and studied enough that its humor can’t be mistaken for gimmicky internet caricature.—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Black people as laughingstock, caricature.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, hometown hero and skier Gus Kenworthy acts as host for the entire week, which features events like the blow-out White Party, a drag and burlesque show with both national and local talent, and the Glitter Ball where anything that sparkles is in fashion.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Mirroring Bowie’s career, the event serves up a little bit of everything – drag performances and burlesque; puppets; performance art and of course lots and lots of Bowie music.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Apparently, my father approached the people hurling the insults and asked them to stop.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The president also called Walz and Frey himself Monday after weeks of hurling insults and accusing the Democratic officials of inciting resistance to the crackdown.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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