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as in performer
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
that annoying mime on the sidewalk is pretending to be in an invisible box again
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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
the speech-impaired patient had to convey his wishes with mime or scribbled notes
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as in to imitate
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
as a joke, Eric knelt by the dinner table and began miming a dog begging for food
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Recent Examples of mime
Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Inside, aerialists, stilt walkers, mimes, jugglers, and dancers wandered around while Aliyah stood in the DJ booth pouring wine into people’s cups.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 9 July 2024
Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
One video, taken by a migrant trapped inside the hotel and shared by a journalist at The Times, shows a rioter miming the cutting of a neck.
—Armani Syed/london, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Complementary wine and cheese in the lobby at 6 pm might feature a palm reader or mime for extra fun.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Inside, aerialists, stilt walkers, mimes, jugglers, and dancers wandered around while Aliyah stood in the DJ booth pouring wine into people’s cups.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 9 July 2024
Verb
Further footage sees the Grammy-winner miming an air guitar and dancing to the music while her NFL star boyfriend grooves along with her.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
One video, taken by a migrant trapped inside the hotel and shared by a journalist at The Times, shows a rioter miming the cutting of a neck.
—Armani Syed/london, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mime
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The who and how of recognition matter just as much as the gesture itself.Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden's ceasefire plan also includes hazy gestures towards a future government for Gaza not including Hamas.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Paul Barrett: Zuckerberg Is Appeasing Trump Zuckerberg is imitating Musk to curry favor with Trump.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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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
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Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The traditional British pantomime season means that for every good guy, there’s a bad Santa waiting to shake up the Christmas decorations.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup.Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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New York addressed a similar problem in 1943, legislatively adopting a Standard Fire Policy, since copied in many states.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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The story features Mauro, a clown who dreams of a carnival where a parade of revelers are celebrating his life.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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What To Watch For Large tech companies, like Meta and Microsoft, often serve as industry bellwethers, setting workforce and strategic trends that smaller companies and startups subsequently emulate.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Zaslav loves to emulate Disney corporate structures (i.e., Marvel has its Kevin Feige, DC has Gunn and Peter Safran) and that studio has one global distribution head (most recently Tony Chambers, who’s segueing to be the president of EMEA with a successor to be named).Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
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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
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There are tons of these apps out there mimicking popular apps like PayPal and Spotify.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mime. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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