aped

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“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” aped that scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the 1960s, a primitive chatbot that mindlessly aped a therapist had people pouring their hearts out to it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

His misguided approach - often aped on the Accidentally Partridge social media account, which shares cringeworthy clips of public figures - is "provocative" but, Coogan hopes, "never mean-spirited."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Eggers’ “Nosferatu” succeeds because the director’s alterations to Henrik Galeen’s original 1922 screenplay, aped from Stoker’s novel with a few tweaks, are minimal.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

They aped teacher’s snarling manner when they spoke to each other.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith