mimicry

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Recent Examples of mimicry The revelation sparked a wave of comments from TikTok users, many of whom have experienced their own pets' surprising mimicry. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Meanwhile, the voice assistant, who speaks in various tones, raises ethical questions about emotional mimicry that erodes boundaries between humans and machines. Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 That evolution—away from mimicry and toward authenticity—was at the heart of our presentation. Jessica Dupuy, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 This should all play like hollow mimicry — less tribute than televisual karaoke. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mimicry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
  • The character and his stories were a satire on a judicial system taken to the extreme.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
  • Often a satire of American and British culture, the character has bionic eyes and is empowered to serve as judge, jury and executioner in the fascist society.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Downtown Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Walking Gatlinburg’s Downtown Parkway is a full-body sensory experience: sweet smells, bright colors, and the soundtrack of bluegrass, rushing water, and laughter.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
  • Where once there were lawsuits and silence, there is now muscle memory, laughter, a chord progression rediscovered over coffee.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Benson drew caricatures of departing staff (and, as columnist EJ Montini recounts, to playfully mock their disagreements).
    Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
  • This caricature of an all-powerful, morally bankrupt no-goodnik is actually the oldest immortal around.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • And what really interested me was why did these performers choose burlesque?
    Colleen Bidwill, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
  • Minnie Tonka, an international burlesque star and Colby's friend, will be flying in from New York to teach a class on comedy and burlesque.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • And the gratuitous insults—to NATO allies, the European Union, the BRICs, the United Nations, or the World Health Organization—continue to flow from the president.
    MARGARET MACMILLAN, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
  • The Steals and Deals segment on the WFTV newscasts are annoying and an insult to the viewers!
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025

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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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