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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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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

The Rwanda trip, Mr. Attenborough says, wasn’t supposed to be about gorillas at all, but rather the opposable thumb, one of the significant characteristics we share with the great apes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It is considered the closest known hominoid relative to the lineage that eventually led to all living apes, including humans.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Her native clime was a land of milk and honey and had its share of apes and ivory and peacocks.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck