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Recent Examples of mimicry
The mimicry of behaviors by a monarch needs to stop.
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Barron Witherspoon Sr, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Already, the mimicry is good enough for some—the lonely, the imaginative.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
That was transformation with intent—commentary through mimicry.
—Aron Solomon
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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
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Barron Witherspoon Sr, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
Already, the mimicry is good enough for some—the lonely, the imaginative.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
That was transformation with intent—commentary through mimicry.
—Aron Solomon
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
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But the satire doesn’t work, because the Republicans are afforded a nuance never given to Sophie and her idiot Democrat husband.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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The action satire, which stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, picked up $8.3 million in its second weekend, bringing its North American haul to $33 million.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Before anyone knew it, the house would be as fragrant of cocoa and sugar and butter as it was filled with conversation and laughter and clinking silverware.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rather than rely on simplistic caricature, Jude tells this story of Eastern European economic expansion, berserk nationalism, and the inability to create meaningful change with crushing relatability.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Later that night, dozens of women took the stage to showcase their skills, from fire-spinning burlesque to music and comedy, during a talent show.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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And what really interested me was why did these performers choose burlesque?—
Colleen Bidwill,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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According to a cell phone video, obtained through CAIR, the man shouted several Islamophobic insults, including insults attacking Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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