mimic
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Wada has started one study and is preparing another to examine the effects of the drugs in conditions designed to mimic high-level exercise.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
But now, stones can be made in labs that mimic the Earth’s extreme pressure and temperatures—for a fraction of the price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
These trends mimic global ones: consistent growth overall, with a surge postpandemic.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
I am forever envious that Andrea can mimic Curry’s raised eyebrow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Joaquin tried to mimic Maya’s indignance, the way she had spit out the word like a swear, like it was the worst thing in the world to not know your family.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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Each gallery is about 20 minutes long, which mimics the experience of listening to one side of a vinyl record.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Werro's trademark celebration, in which she mimics outstretched claws, is in honour of her father's advice to channel the spirit of a lion on the track after her judged her too timid in childhood races.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They used a mouse model that mimics ACL tears, a common sports injury seen in activities such as soccer, basketball, and skiing that involve sudden stopping, pivoting, or jumping.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
ChatGPT, he said, can be “addictive” because it mimics human empathy, tricking users into providing more information to the AI chatbot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
My parents corner me in a hug that mimics the one at Aaron’s blowout party, when we were confirming that our futures were bright.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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In 2010, Jason went back to what he knew, building teams, by inviting others to join him in rucking challenges that mimicked special forces training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The plan in many ways mimicked last season’s successful sojourn to London to play the Jacksonville Jaguars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The winner of the recent Mexico City edition was a fresh-faced Kaled Rosales Salazar, who mimicked lassoing and leading his opponent, Quintana, like a horse, with a giant white sandal as a prop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Just a few months later, Ronaldo mimicked the celebration when he scored in the Spanish Super Cup at Barcelona.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Then she opened her mouth full of cabbage and beef to show teeth and mimicked Miss Trotter’s strong and high-pitched voice: “Go on, young’ns. Run your finger ’longside the uppers and lowers.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
GLP-1 drugs work by mimicking the naturally occurring GLP-1 hormone.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The section looks like it’s mimicking a boutique, with a pile of fashion books on a table and handwritten price tags on the clothes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The bond between the pair is underlined by mimicking each other's celebrations.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
She was mimicking what she’d seen the gardeners do — after all, she’d spent more of her life with humans than with bonobos.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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