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mimic

[mim-ik] / ˈmɪm ɪk /




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The Securities and Exchange Commission said it would exempt authorized trading venues from certain rules that have prevented trading in digital tokens that mimic shares of listed companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

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

I was told that they didn’t study other organizations, like mega-churches, for example, to try to mimic their best practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Company’s claims: Advanced Biotechnologies claims the BioCharger creates frequencies that mimic and regulate the body’s own natural electromagnetic frequencies, optimizing the body’s ability to heal, regenerate and regulate.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The older girls would mimic the backup dancers’ routine.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Cregger’s approach to “Resident Evil” is to seamlessly blend the cinematic with a gaming experience and his adaptation best mimics the feeling of playing an actual game or watching someone else play one.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 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

A fasting-mimicking diet, meanwhile, mimics a fast but instead of eliminating food entirely, you eat a low-calorie, low-protein, low-sugar but high-fat plant-based diet for a five-day period.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 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

I give my mom the please-just-stop eyes while Shay mimics the word “sweetheart” in a baby voice.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Moreover, even a consumer-goods manufacturer’s boldest creations can be mimicked by a retailer’s private label.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

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

Scientists were already producing drugs which mimicked the same effect – called GLP-1 receptor agonists – but they too only lasted a matter of minutes.

From BBC May 16, 2026

She mimicked the voice of one of the nannies that took care of her after her father died.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Songs mimicking the style or sound of famous musicians have gone viral, sometimes leaving fans confused about their authenticity.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

We studied the choreography, mimicking his strut to the ballroom stage, the hip swivels, the disco arm roll as he sings about getting Brad and Janet a satanic mechanic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

To test that idea, the researchers used a drug to inhibit C3 activation in mice, mimicking one of the effects of calorie restriction.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

He let his eyes drift toward the Tower—its black, devilishly complicated stonework mimicking the whorls of galaxies and the trajectories of stars; its small, round windows winking outward like eyes.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill




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