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Recent Examples of mimicry
It is all based on mimicry of how humans exhibit anger.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For Michaela, Simone’s mimicry is reassurance that she’s been living in such a glamorous and appealing way that a younger woman couldn’t help but want to be just like her.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The lobster potentially lives on the urchin as a mimicry behavior, when one organism mimics the physical appearance of another for protection or other benefits.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The genre spoofing plays too often like mere mimicry without much wit.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For Michaela, Simone’s mimicry is reassurance that she’s been living in such a glamorous and appealing way that a younger woman couldn’t help but want to be just like her.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
The lobster potentially lives on the urchin as a mimicry behavior, when one organism mimics the physical appearance of another for protection or other benefits.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The genre spoofing plays too often like mere mimicry without much wit.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
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There are some theatrical releases coming home for the first time, like a buzzy Julia Garner horror flick and a celebrity satire with Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Get Shorty remains a classic Hollywood satire and one of the great examples of the decade’s foray into meta films.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Beverly hops joyfully across the couple’s farm with her sister Billie—also adopted from Northwest Dog Project—and brings laughter to her family every day with her quirky personality.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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In an instant, the ordinary rhythms of their lives — laughter, errands, the hum of home — were shattered.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The performances are deliriously inspired, from Mark Ruffalo’s hilarious caricature of insecure manhood to Willem Dafoe’s oddly paternal mad scientist to Stone’s astonishing mental maturation through every developmental stage on the way to adulthood.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In particular, Joanne's sister Morgan (Justine Lupe) has become a goofy caricature, keying Cybertrucks and generally acting like a child.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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That haunting fact shows up in House of McQueen, but for some reason, Cloud and Helfrich turn the moment into a burlesque.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Minnie Tonka, an international burlesque star and Colby's friend, will be flying in from New York to teach a class on comedy and burlesque.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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And the West Colonnade got its own upgrade, complete with an insult for former President Joe Biden.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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