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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
Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Most of us were able to chat and wander around in the virtual space together, but one person was stuck miming and occasionally pinging us in Slack.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Holmes noted that the script also requires her to mime.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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
Verb
In moments like that, Walker’s character might be miming about fisting, but The Big Gay Jamboree’s heart is on its sleeve.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Most of us were able to chat and wander around in the virtual space together, but one person was stuck miming and occasionally pinging us in Slack.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mime
Noun
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To cook them feels like a way to offer a small gesture of appreciation.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Luckily, there is more than one gesture to show their affection.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For example, a light lavender lining peeks out from underneath the tool of the Rapunzel dress, which can be paired with a long, dramatic boa to imitate her lustrous mane.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Between the lines: The BRT experience aims to imitate the experience of a subway or train.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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It must be said, however, that the performance sensibility is somewhere between English pantomime and a Nickelodeon sitcom.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Crossroads pantomimes has a huge warehouse where sets are built.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Safety researchers, meanwhile, showed for the first time that the latest generation of AI models can try to deceive their creators, and copy themselves, in an attempt to avoid modification.—
Billy Perrigo/Paris,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While the aforementioned gamer creep threatens to rob us of silly confrontational television, there’s been one thing stopping them and making season three entertaining: The Traitors picked this season are dysfunctional clowns.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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There was a good joke buried in that conceit: maybe only clowns spend as much time in the makeup chair as the drag artists that have provided Roan the inspiration for her primary look.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the show, Belle emulates blogger Milla Blake (Alycia Debnam-Carey), who found brief success treating her (real) cancer naturally.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The entire team wears Nike Sabrina 2s, a specific shoe the seniors selected to emulate WNBA All-Star Sabrina Ionescu and provide team unity.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The edges of the cutout were left raw, mimicking the idea that the jacket had been unintentionally cut as opposed to being designed that way.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mars exploration may take a profound toll on the psyche: the crew slept in tiny, windowless rooms, had minimal interaction with outsiders, and often spent several hours a day outside in the cold, carrying forty-pound packs to mimic scientific excursions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Mime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mime. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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