as in to mimic
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But for some, the consequences of AI signal a systemic, dehumanizing transformation, where generative systems mimic not just content, but the entire ecosystem: creator, reviewer, performer, promoter, consumer.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Versions with straps that mimic the look of a Mary-Jane are also quite popular.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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The original Scary Movie franchise parodied the teen-slasher flicks that were so abundant in the late ’90s and aughts.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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South Park’s Eric Cartman parodies Kirk in the episode by asking a college student a question, referencing Kirk’s viral debates on college campuses.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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And to me, to be a character in a book, and to be satirized, that would be like the greatest thing of all time for me.—
Andrea Lavinthal,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 and spawning four sequels.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life did not imitate art for the actresses, despite Darren Aronofsky‘s best attempts.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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The best way to approach your RB2 spot this year is by targeting a rookie running back.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, conservatives have expanded their agenda to explicitly target trans issues.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Businesses must respect the aging consumer—not infantilize them, ignore them or caricature them.—
Lara Devgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The show’s first limp wrist belongs to a novelty teapot caricaturing Wilde as a man-woman.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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In Memphis, he was photographed with one foot on the running board of a car, jabbing a gun at the camera and aping a pose made famous by Bonnie Parker.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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All of the hallmarks that made the group such a force in the Seventies and Eighties — the irresistible melodies, the spark-up-and-chill vibes, those voices — are present here, without any trace of aping the past.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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The Cincinnati Fraternal Order of Police is hosting a petition saying Roley is harassing officers.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
11 Aug. 2025
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On college campuses, Jewish students were harassed, threatened and assaulted while too many progressive leaders looked away.—
Caren Leven,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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