mimicked

verb

Definition of mimickednext
past tense of mimic
1
as in imitated
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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2
as in copied
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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  1. copied
  2. mocked
  3. emulated
Verb
  • Once the studios' back catalogues hit the internet they could instantly be copied and made available to pirates all over the world.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Others copied content from satellite dishes to videocassettes that furnished video libraries.
    Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made by History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of copied
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  • Saturday Night Live mocked President Joe Biden's recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, during the cold open of its latest episode.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • She was mocked by an ex for her weight.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of mocked
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  • But, if the industry works together on a transformational model with transparency at its core – and then that model gets emulated in other industries – that will go a long way toward reversing the detrimental trends of business as usual.
    Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Even Hong Kong, which for more than two years had emulated mainland China in maintaining stringent border controls, has decided to end all hotel quarantine requirements for international arrivals.
    Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
Definition of emulated
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