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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 team analyzed data from 2,025 monkeys and apes representing 41 different primate species.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Although there aren’t any other cooperative breeders among the great apes, there are South American treetop monkeys called marmosets and tamarins who do cooperate to raise young.

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

More than 24 apes have died so far as a result of the conflict, Mitani said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But how did the common ancestor change to create humans and apes?

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman