coact

verb

Definition of coactnext
as in to mimic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coact
  1. mimic
  2. imitate
  3. masquerade
  4. enact
  5. ape
  6. act out
Verb
  • But mimicking this behavior and expecting similar results could set young adults up for disappointment or disordered eating habits.
    Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There are tons of these apps out there mimicking popular apps like PayPal and Spotify.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of mimic
Verb
  • Paul Barrett: Zuckerberg Is Appeasing Trump Zuckerberg is imitating Musk to curry favor with Trump.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • However, just months after their characters shared their first kiss in 2019's in Spider-Man: Far from Home, life imitated art for the pair.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • Everything appeared normal in their lives until her adoptive parents, Kristine and Michael Barnett, accused Grace of being a functioning adult masquerading as a kid to terrorize them.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Mark Wahlberg plays an unhinged, balding hitman masquerading as a chatty helicopter pilot in a new trailer for Mel Gibson’s upcoming thriller, Flight Risk.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of masquerade
Verb
  • People who want to see tangible change within their own communities should encourage their state lawmakers to enact similar programs – which are already in various stages of development in New York, Oregon, Maryland, Vermont, and Pennsylvania—and vote for local candidates who are pro-climate.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Suppose the United States eliminates methane rules and/or enacts tariffs.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of enact
Verb
  • Aside from a striking physical resemblance to the Silent Brotherhood’s founder, Hoult closely studied his subject, aping Mathews’ mannerisms and movements from old documentary footage, studying texts that radicalized his subject, lifting weights, and cutting alcohol from his diet.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.
    Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ape
Verb
  • Signing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman would change the narrative, but require them to act out of character and block a younger player, Jace Jung.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Those concerns faded upon watching the murderer act out in court.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of act out
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