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noun

as in imitation

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verb

present participle of mimic

as in imitating

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 emulating

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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At the University of Mississippi, a video went viral of a Black woman surrounded by white students and the white students mimicking ape-like motions toward the woman and making monkey-like calls. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Researchers have developed a six-legged robot that can learn to walk by mimicking a stick insect’s movement patterns. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 The new edition of the series will film after the 2026 season, and will follow the staff of an entire NFL division, rather than a single team, mimicking a format that NFL Films has been using for its in-season edition of the docuseries. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Girls tend to be more adept at mimicking social responses like eye contact and reciprocal play. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The image for the $25 product, which has been removed from Target’s website, depicted a Black child in an orange and black outfit with a ruffled collar, black gloves and a face covering mimicking an exaggerated, wide smile. — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026 Flowers decamped to Nashville, hired producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado, whose work excels at mimicking the textures of older records, and recruited a band full of session-pro ringers. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026 Punk exploded in front of a handful of scared-to-death dirtsheet reporters who were out of their league, mimicking a helpless Tony Khan. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Anchoring the third floor is the primary suite, which includes a generous bedroom, a sleek, modern bathroom, and a dressing room where the ceiling is inset with a panel mimicking the night sky. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mimicking

Noun

The suspect was carrying an imitation Glock-style pellet gun.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
In the cold open of the first-season finale, the characters go through their backlog of snail mail, rushing through a series of updates on the show’s lingering story lines in imitation of a clip-show episode.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of imitation

Noun

But the use of fake accounts and impersonation here is new and shows how AI might be able to convince humans to act on its behalf for nefarious purposes.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verify the opportunity independently and report the impersonation through Amazon's official channels.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of impersonation

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Over two months, the protesters and their supporters – most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ – used Instagram and Snapchat to connect, organize, and share countless reels parodying the government.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
The Onion, meanwhile, has set up its own Infowars webpage on its website, running videos of shows parodying Jones.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of parodying

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Former Ferrari president and chairman Luca di Montezemolo joined analysts and investors in mocking the model as ugly and decidedly un-Ferrari-like at a time where other luxury automakers were scaling back their own EV efforts amid low demand.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Thousands of comments flooded the post mocking the department for spending its time on such a trivial matter.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocking

Verb

Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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