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: mime sense 2
She's a talented mimic.
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: one that mimics
mimicked
ˈmi-mikt 
; mimicking
; mimicking
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Examples of mimic in a Sentence
Noun
a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice
a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup
Adjective
police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations
a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard
Verb
The lamp mimics natural sunlight.
a butterfly that mimics a leaf
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
Some researchers find that red light therapy, for example, is a hormesis mimic that could help heal the body.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
Ari Daniel, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
Sting is also a mimic, able to copy Charlotte’s whistle, even though, as the slightly creepy would-be scientist living upstairs tells her, spiders don’t have vocal cords.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
These videos mimic content from U.S. government agencies and more than 50 news organizations, including the BBC, France 24, and Fox News.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Armstrong won’t be a Chester mimic, but there are points in her range that ring familiar.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
Some researchers find that red light therapy, for example, is a hormesis mimic that could help heal the body.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
That is, the mimic leaves were longer, and less lobed.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
Sting is also a mimic, able to copy Charlotte’s whistle, even though, as the slightly creepy would-be scientist living upstairs tells her, spiders don’t have vocal cords.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
In the new study, the team mimicked a sewer environment under extreme conditions in a lab and rapidly sped up the fatberg formation process over 30 days.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
These videos mimic content from U.S. government agencies and more than 50 news organizations, including the BBC, France 24, and Fox News.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mimic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mimic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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mimic
2 of 2 transitive verb
mimicked
-ikt
; mimicking
; mimicking
: to imitate or resemble closely: as
a
: to imitate the symptoms of
an acute inflammatory process located in the ileocecal region mimics acute appendicitis—Merck Manual
Merck Manual
b
: to produce an effect and especially a physiological effect similar to
chemically unrelated to the hormone that it mimics—Chemical & Engineering News
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