mimic
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To create the sequence, Nolan’s team built a sort of silo on the beach, rigging it with minuscule LED lights to mimic sunlight leaking through chinks in the horse’s hull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Designed to mimic the feel of stunt cars, its four-seated vehicles will twist and turn through banks in the track in an effort to create a drifting sensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"By better understanding this region and developing organoids that mimic its function, we hope to one day grow and transplant these tissues to restore vision."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Theoretically, investors could mimic Subversive’s ETFs that way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Yes," she said, training her tongue to mimic the nurse.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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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
But if you’re craving something more — perhaps something that mimics the flavors of fancy restaurants with unique embellishments — here are a few simple ways to zhuzh up even the simplest of frozen pizzas.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
The opening of “Masters of the Universe” mimics that of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” potentially triggering those moviegoers who dislike the brainy end of the multiplex, but never fear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Epic novels like the 800-page “Anna Karenina” have fallen out of favor, replaced by short, incisive literature that mimics our digital lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Mitch mimics Rae’s nods and sighs so there is no doubt.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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What I remember most clearly about “The Final Chamber” tour’s Seattle stop was the way the performance’s construction mimicked a back-in-the-day movie marathon.
From Salon ● May 31, 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
These were then turned into nerve cells that mimicked the same metabolic defects seen in Leigh syndrome.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
Training AI models requires text, images, and video created by humans so that they can be mimicked.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Like little ducks, the girls mimicked my every move until we were all standing in front of the virgin’s altar, crossing ourselves, one right after the other.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Mounjaro and Wegovy - the UK's most popular weight-loss medications - work by mimicking a natural hormone, GLP-1, which regulates hunger, and those who use then say they find their appetite is reduced.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The “great room” — the home’s centerpiece — hosts a two-story fireplace with a glowing water feature mimicking rainfall above it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Since GLP-1 drugs work by mimicking the feeling of fullness, older patients can be at risk for malnutrition at a much more sensitive time of life.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
But a strict fealty to mimicking that relationship interrupts the conversation between modern and ancient sculpture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
An even more challenging and creative way to use body percussion is to create onomatopoeia in accordance with the lyrics, mimicking or relating to the sounds presented in the rhyme.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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