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Adjective
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However, the firm did say the coffee giant's restructuring puts a floor on EPS downside, meaning the downside may be overdone.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025 -
But that was probably overdone.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Within the last seven years, 18 states have enacted legislation to provide for a permanent daylight saving calendar if Congress approves it.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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States governed by both Democrats and Republicans — including Florida, Montana and Washington — have enacted reforms like eliminating minimum lot sizes, permitting accessory dwelling units and limiting on-site parking spaces.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Swift acted out swooning, possibly in response to something Travis did on the field.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, which was shared by celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, Jenner and Appleton, 42, acted out daughter Kim Kardashian's viral quote from The Kardashians.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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With his teammates crowding around him in celebration, the veteran mimed the old monkey-of-my-back motion after his first goal as a Bruin.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Who’s decided that there will be no tree on this country road and that all props — carrots, bags and baskets, whip — will be mimed in thin air?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Scientists from São Paulo State University's Araraquara School of Dentistry in Brazil tested morin — a naturally occurring compound extracted from the peels and leaves of certain fruits and vegetables — on bacterial biofilms that mimicked gum disease.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Marcus mimicked the last breaths of his younger brother.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Overacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overacted. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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