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as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
the comedian was famous for mimicking the President's distinctive lisp
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as in emulates
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
began to learn their language by mimicking the sounds they made
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as in personators
a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect
a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice
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as in mimes
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup
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Recent Examples of mimics
Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
This process mimics how healthy retinal cells normally send visual information to the brain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
As if lying there playing dead while gradient coils conjure an otherworldly racket that best mimics a mashup of jackhammers and Philip Glass were an admirable skill.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Velvet nails, also known as cat-eye nails, use an effect that mimics the soft, light-catching texture of velvet fabric.
—Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
The research interface mimics the web search interface, featuring link tiles at the top, alongside tabs for relevant images, sources, and the steps Perplexity went through during its research.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Created by a team led by Tao Kai at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, the transparent robot mimics the movements and appearance of a real jellyfish.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Arvind presented Eroded, a collection that mimics the effects of overdyeing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
This synthetic polyester material mimics the warmth of wool without the itchiness.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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The articles are written by Musk’s Grok AI, and the site mimics Wikipedia’s minimalist style, page structure and reference style.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
This process mimics how healthy retinal cells normally send visual information to the brain.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
As if lying there playing dead while gradient coils conjure an otherworldly racket that best mimics a mashup of jackhammers and Philip Glass were an admirable skill.
—Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Velvet nails, also known as cat-eye nails, use an effect that mimics the soft, light-catching texture of velvet fabric.
—Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
The research interface mimics the web search interface, featuring link tiles at the top, alongside tabs for relevant images, sources, and the steps Perplexity went through during its research.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Created by a team led by Tao Kai at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, the transparent robot mimics the movements and appearance of a real jellyfish.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Arvind presented Eroded, a collection that mimics the effects of overdyeing.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
This synthetic polyester material mimics the warmth of wool without the itchiness.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
These creatures are also notoriously talented mimics, as can be observed from the clip, and quick learners.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimics
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In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Legion Space has come a long way and decently emulates a console experience.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
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In August, Hron says the online research tool Westlaw unveiled Deep Research, an agentic workflow that can plan, review, and strategize legal research in a manner that emulates human work.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Spoofing happens when a scammer copies someone’s social media profile, such as their name, photos and other details, to create a fake account that looks real.—
Marin Independent Journal,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Think about Nobu — everybody copies their rolls.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise.—
Adriana Gomez Licon,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In another nod to Scream, Cheri Oteri parodies Courteney Cox’s Gale Weathers as the comically unethical news anchor Gail Hailstorm.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise has now been portrayed in a miniseries, two films, and now series, but only by two actors.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Bugonia star, 37, began dating Dunst after working with her on season 2 of the FX drama Fargo, which aired in 2015; the actors married in July 2022.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the bench does it more naturally, but the running didn’t stop when the starters were together.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mimics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimics. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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