as in to mimic
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The layout tries to mimic a corporate notice.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026 -
Brown, tan, beige, and terra-cotta mimic the desert and prairie landscapes.—
Elle Turner,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
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Probably one of the most meaningful moments for Faris, in a movie that will parody COVID and January 6, was reunited with Hall.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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And while the looksmaxxing community—its most recognizable figure being the 20-year-old streamer Clavicular—remains as easy to parody as Zoolander’s signature smolder, Brandon Palas recognized this growing interest in male beauty even earlier, and saw within it an opportunity.—
Chop Choppish Shop,
Air Mail,
23 May 2026
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No doubt the real Silicon Valley will offer fresh horror for the show to satirize next season, but The Audacity is still searching for its groove.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
24 May 2026
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Despite this decrease, the show has never been more popular and pointed, its famously off-the-cuff production schedule allowing Parker and Stone to respond to, and satirize, the world in nearly real time.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling one of Christie’s own novels, where everyone in her life becomes a suspect, including her brother, Monty (Trevena).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Naturalistic plantings like these use large swaths of the same plants to imitate a natural setting.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 June 2026
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Companies target women with catchy ads on social media, host fun events like fitness classes, even a manicure, to give women information, and draw them in.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Such a campaign would target the vessels, cargoes, service providers, insurers, owners, operators, and financial networks that sustain Russia’s war against Ukraine.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But as written by Mark Rosenblatt and directed by Nicholas Hytner, Giant doesn’t caricature its subject.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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This idea of reasonableness is easily caricatured as moral timidity or a bloodless neutrality that drains politics of passion.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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The hockey-centric romance has been compared to HBO Max hit Heated Rivalry, possibly as an attempt to ape that series’ huge success, but this was in development before that show became a huge hit.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Pratt alleged that volunteers have been bullied, harassed, and have been trying to get Bass’s attention.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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In a press release last September, the DOJ announced that a 68-year-old Santa Monica man, Gregory John Curcio, was charged with doxing and harassing an ICE lawyer.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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“Take off (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take%20off%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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