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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coact
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Among the innovations was Modern Meadow, a U.S.-based company founded in 2011 in Nutley, N.J., that has developed a material combining a soy protein structure and a nylon matrix to mimic closely the natural properties of collagen found in leather.—
Cristina Manfredi,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025 -
In trials, pills that mimic the genetic variation that helps Amish live longer has done the same thing for mice.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Munn shared that the motion is a fidget of Mulaney's that Malcolm has learned to imitate.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Younger narwhals also tended to imitate the behavior of older ones, indicating that social learning could influence how narwhals use their tusks, according to the study.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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One glaring example of compliance masquerading as defiance is voting along party lines out of tradition or allegiance, rather than values.—
Sunita Sah,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
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Notably, however, wolfsbane also masquerades as a number of other animal-bane compounds: fox-bane is a species of monkshood (Aconitum vulparia), and hare’s bane has referred to Aconitum lagoctonum.—
Laura Murphy,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump enacted a new round of tariffs on the raw metals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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In Monthly Payments As Repayment System Buckles House Republicans passed a budget plan last month that seeks to extend tax cuts enacted in 2018 and reduce healthcare spending by $880 billion, with Medicaid a probable candidate for cutbacks.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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But, for the most part, all of these experiences pale in comparison to the other games that are being aped, the ones that are the apex of their genre.—
Echo Apsey,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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Durant can, at times, string together 8-10 minute long takes, acting out everything in a particular scene, so precision is key.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, Trump is far from the only one pushing this idea: several states are considering their own versions, including Oklahoma, which passed a strategic Bitcoin reserve act out of committee last week.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Coact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coact. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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