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Back in Colombia in the 1990s, then-mayor Antanas Mockus replaced 1,800 traffic cops with just 20 mimes, who used silent performance to mock reckless drivers and praise good behavior. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 7 May 2025 During the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll last week, for instance, Trump mocked Biden for being redirected byanaide dressed in a bunny costume. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Congratulations to all the top scorers who competed against 1,527 mock drafts! Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025 Lucky for us, Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz dives right into that dicey proposition with his very, very early look at the players who could be prominent figures in mock drafts to come. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Overall, the mock spreads out the positions the team addresses well, with 10 different positions addressed in throughout the seven rounds. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025 After being gifted with a wide receiver in Xavier Worthy after a trade up in last year's NFL draft, in this mock, the team somehow lands Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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On the road, opposing crowds engage in mocking chants, begging the Lakers coach to put him in. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025 While this might appear to be a cause of concern, some corners of the internet are celebrating and mocking S&P and DOW markets nosebombing. Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mock

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“Mock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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