as in to mimic
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off (on)
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This exactly matches the iOS schedule from last year, which means the iPhone release schedule is bang on target, for now at least, to mimic last year’s routine.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026 -
Here, the fluid patterns mimic water, transforming the powder room into a more immersive experience.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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Their live performances in Sydney’s drag scene parodied hyper-masculinity and soon moved into artist-run spaces with installations and video works.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
16 June 2026
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Later that year, it was parodied by Will Ferrell on Saturday Night Live and referenced by Jodie Foster in the sci-fi film Contact.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 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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The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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My mother imitates me, then converts the word into a pair of Korean syllables that sound most like the German.—
Esther Yi,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Rather than attempting to drive more adoption across the entire iPhone 18 family, the iPhone Ultra can target the top five percent of Apple’s global user base with an exclusive handset using luxury materials and cutting-edge components.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The Maui flip-flops target key pressure points on the sole of the foot to help evenly distribute weight and reduce stress, while the wide toe post is designed to minimize pinching and blisters.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 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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According to Macworld, something is coming that has never happened before: the fourth iPhone will have its own range of colors rather than aping the regular iPhone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Maya is being billed as atmospheric, darkly comic, aping the warm and humorous style of Haggard’s previous shows, which include the Two Brothers-made Back to Life and FX comedy Breeders.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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During the demonstrations, some protesters allegedly harassed immigrant healthcare workers who were on their way to and from their work, according to police.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Volunteers can scan it and report anything from operational issues to a visitor being harassed to a new for more police officers.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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