Thesaurus results for MONKEYED

monkeyed

verb

past tense of monkey

as in copied

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One of the best-selling nonfiction titles of 2014, Hard Choices runs to more than 600 pages, many of which consist of factoids copied and pasted from Clinton’s old speeches.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
While products can be copied and pricing can be matched, specialized knowledge is far more difficult to replicate.

— Dmitriy Schwarzburg, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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His performance has been mimicked so many times in the quarter-century since this unforgettable film was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Grande also mimicked Snape, played in the films by Alan Rickman, and Bellatrix Lestrange, played by Helena Bonham Carter.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Definition of mimicked

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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

Definition of aped

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Florida State coach Mike Norvell, hailed for building a behemoth through the portal in 2023, is now never-endingly mocked by rivals.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Hilton was quickly mocked, with online commenters pointing out that authentic Mexican street tacos are served in soft tortillas, cooked up by street vendors, and that the hard-shell varieties found in a fast-food chain do not count as the real deal.

— Linh Tat, Daily News, 15 July 2026

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If there’s a cringe video of bridesmaids getting a little too close to a groom, Madison Humphrey has probably parodied it.

— Leslie Horn Peterson, Time, 14 July 2026
Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of parodied

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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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