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Recent Examples of mimicry
That’s what makes this performance, which goes beyond mere mimicry, so beautiful and so compelling.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
But the practices diffused, through mimicry, to the lower orders.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Such mimicry can be seen all across their recent output.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
His library design is genuinely superb mimicry, an excellent set that feels midway between real Erich Mendelsohn and Richard Neutra projects.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
But the practices diffused, through mimicry, to the lower orders.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Such mimicry can be seen all across their recent output.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
His library design is genuinely superb mimicry, an excellent set that feels midway between real Erich Mendelsohn and Richard Neutra projects.
—Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicry
Noun
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Chances are its uninhibited critique of privilege, political satire, and wicked social commentary would be softened or edited out.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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My guess is cigars’ turn-of-the-century association with the upper class meant cigars were a useful tool of satire and then later, when the comedians found success, a means of Jewish assimilation.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Indian American actor Kal Penn was the host for the evening and his comments as well as those by the hosts drew a lot of laughter.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bibby said to a chorus of laughter in a room that included Hornets staffers, coaches from other sports and his family, including son Michael Bibby Jr, who grew up attending Kings practices and games.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Season 3’s characters have begun to feel less like real people and more like caricatures at this point.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Nearby, on a soundstage, a black ribbon was wrapped around her caricature.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Elsewhere, Abercrombie’s pastorals are almost like burlesques of plein air painting.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Expect a heavy-hitting lineup of live music, rotating DJs, and burlesque shows that will carry you well into the late night hours.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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In a workplace that’s increasingly remote, fast-paced, independent and ever-changing, these aren’t insults.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Recent White House comments and insults directed at NATO allies – as well as the military alliance itself – have raised alarm and confusion.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mimicry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mimicry. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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