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apes

VERB

mimic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

emulate imitate

STRONG

affect caricature copy counterfeit ditto do echo impersonate mirror mock parody parrot travesty

WEAK

do like go like make like take off

Antonyms

STRONG

be original

Example Sentences

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The study also found that apes living in larger groups tended to be more selective about where they invested their social attention, a trend that has also been observed in human social networks.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Their results suggest that early hominins such as Ardipithecus and Australopithecus probably showed only mild right-hand preferences, similar to what is seen in modern great apes today.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

This means our species parted ways with the other great apes, and evolved for kids to be raised not by one or even two parents, but by parents plus helpers.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Attenborough wanted to explain how the development of thumbs and fingers allowed apes to grip tools.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It is generally believed that aids came originally from African primates, from monkeys and apes, and that it somehow jumped out of these animals into the human race.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston