monkeyed

past tense of monkey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkeyed
Verb
  • Drake and the Weeknd hadn’t made a song that someone copied.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 18 June 2026
  • North copied the reality star by accentuating her features with a similar dusky rose smoky eyeshadow, black eyeliner, and a pink glossy lipstick.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • After taking the field to get accustomed to the settings of Saturday’s game, the players mimicked football moves, took some selfies and were making Face Time calls.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • Barack Obama mimicked a drum roll as the first guests arrived.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.
    Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One attack ad mocked Ossoff for playful college-era behavior.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Just days before the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a professional UFC fighter standing inside a cage erected on the South Lawn of the White House mocked former First Lady Michelle Obama by referring to her as a man.
    Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Comedy Central's South Park later parodied Mencia's reputation for taking credit for jokes that weren't his.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • Their live performances in Sydney’s drag scene parodied hyper-masculinity and soon moved into artist-run spaces with installations and video works.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • The fake audio clip imitated the principal using racist commentary, including statements that African-American students were unable to test their way out of a paper bag, according to charging documents.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • The star imitated the lone star of Texas.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Standing before the microphone on the Constitution Hall stage, Nikhil asked for the latter word’s definition, language of origin and other identifying information while his fingers mimed typing.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • Instead of getting upset himself, Busch mimed wiping away fake tears to the crowd.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
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“Monkeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkeyed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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