as in to mimic
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Misdiagnoses are possible, the FDA cautioned, as symptoms may mimic allergic reactions or other skin conditions, delaying appropriate treatment.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025 -
In some of the biography’s most captivating pages, for example, Delisle mimics Muybridge’s ingenious in-motion photographs.—
Bob Blaisdell,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
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One week after Madison and Wallen's episode, SNL parodied his exit in two sketches.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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In this piece Nitwit, voiced by Matt Berry, narrates their wild journey, parodying My Name is Earl, with hilarious moments from Jennifer Coolidge.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Back in the 1960s, the cult classic novel Don’t Stop the Carnival satirized the chaos that can come from running a Caribbean hotel.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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In director Harron’s original American Psycho, Bale’s sinister character — who may or may not be a serial killer — satirizes 1980s white-collar American culture and consumerism.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Christians are to imitate Christ, the true Good Samaritan, called to view all as nothing less than kin in sin and in the promise of salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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Volunteers rappelled from the top of a building as sirens went off and firecrackers erupted — apparently to imitate shelling in one drill in the Indian port city of Mumbai.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
7 May 2025
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That moved the tumor into a place where it could be targeted through the space between Elissa’s ribs.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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With veteran lives on the line every day, the time to act is now — and especially when the VA is targeted for massive personnel and budget cuts.—
Daniel Bean,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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Aesthetically, each episode has its own look tied to the personality of the character explored, which allowed Pixar to use lots of caricaturing and cartoony effects through mixed media.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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Although victory for Simion is much more likely than for Poland’s right-wing candidates, Europe is now facing the prospect that two of Ukraine’s neighbors could by next month be led by presidents who are hostile towards Brussels and aping a MAGA-style politics.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Politics Trump officials’ defiance over Abrego Garcia’s deportation is ‘shocking,’ appeals court says April 17, 2025 His underlings ape his ghoulish glee in making life miserable for undocumented immigrants.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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According to Castro's statement, McEuen had repeatedly harassed the Martinez family and told them Hispanics were not welcome in Kaufman County.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Black men who exercised the right to vote—granted by the 15th Amendment—faced the risk of being harassed, beaten, and killed.—
Time,
Time,
5 May 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 21 May. 2025.
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