as in to mimic
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Additionally, many products are marketed to mimic popular snacks and candies, leading to accidental ingestion by consumers and children.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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That has included Newsom ramping up his social media presence, frequently parodying Trump with the all-caps statements that the president uses, as well as launching a merchandise shop that features many of the slogans Trump has on his signature hats, only with Newsom’s name swapped in.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Michaels confirmed that one cast member won't be going anywhere: James Austin Johnson will continue parodying President Trump.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bulimia is no joke, even if Early finds unexpected humor in satirizing how such issues were once dealt with by mainstream TV.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Producers have moved the show to an every-other-week schedule to more fully satirize current events.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Advanced adversaries are now using generative AI to construct deepfake biometrics, complete PII profiles with believable digital histories and even replicate consistent interaction patterns that imitate human behavior.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, the current crop of general-purpose humanoids tends to target moderate loads, similar to an average person, because higher payloads complicate balance and actuator sizing.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those drugs, which target rare diseases, and some newer cancer treatments are part of the reason Sun Life Financial covered 47 claims last year that cost over $3 million.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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South Park also used gay stereotypes to attack homophobia with Big Gay Al, making fun of hippies when Cartman goes to San Francisco, caricaturing blind faith in big business with the Underpants Gnomes.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 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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And then third, Nixon, who had lost to Kennedy in the 1960 election, by the early 1970s, as president, was not about to ape and imitate the man who had bested him.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Newsom aping Donald Trump’s syntax on social media, and setting up a special election to zap five Republicans out of their House seats.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Richards’ divorce attorney Brett Berman denied the allegations and accused Phypers of abusing and harassing the actress.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some would argue that there are plenty of other reasons to think that harassing an animal is wrong.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
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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 13 Sep. 2025.
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