as in to mimic
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In my work, there’s always repetition of a single or multiple elements which mimic the process of growth.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Its unique aesthetic — a round case covered in small beads that mimic the sea urchin’s natural form — served as the basis for a new series of Oursin that launched in white gold, rose gold, and yellow gold models.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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While tongue in cheek, the skit actually parodied the current move of corporate America toward accepting, if not embracing, the return of Donald J. Trump as president.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The actor was in the studio to chat about his Broadway production All In: Comedy About Love when he was treated to an unexpected '90s throwback clip of him and Amy Adams in a TV commercial parodying the hit musical Grease.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Drawn with a spidery expressionistic line and featuring a cast of characters including the neurotic Bernard, brutish Huey and the graceful Dancer, the strip satirized social and political issues and gave voice to liberal humanist views during the culturally conservative 1950s.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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But in non-biotech emerging industries, many billion-dollar entrepreneurs imitated the product but improved on the strategy.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia visits remains of his home lost in L.A. fire: 'Life imitating art' Garner indicated that her residence is still standing but that countless friends have lost their houses over the past week.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the ban -- passed in April 2024 with bipartisan support in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden -- targets popular app stores.—
JOSEPH WILKINSON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Scammers often target jobseekers randomly, hoping someone takes the bait.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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But glossed over amid all the tributes is the burdensome legacy that Mr. Carter left for his Democratic Party: a presidency long caricatured as a symbol of ineffectiveness and weakness.—
Adam Nagourney,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Critics have caricatured the Adams plan as a giveaway to developers that will let light and sky-stealing high-rises lord over lower-density housing, rendering neighborhoods unrecognizable.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Dec. 2024
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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
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On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.—
Lavender Au,
WIRED,
4 Oct. 2024
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The family ended up moving after being harassed by constant visitors at their home.—
Kait Hanson,
Glamour,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mark is also frequently harassed by his boss, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), and sent to the break room.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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