mimicked

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A striking gray-striped coat featured geometric shadows that mimicked light filtering through Venetian blinds, appearing as if it had practically materialized from a black and white film.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

These were then turned into nerve cells that mimicked the same metabolic defects seen in Leigh syndrome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Eager to make himself something more than an awkward kid with sweaty palms and a bowl haircut who couldn’t read, Newsom mimicked Remington Steele, the suave character on the popular 1980s detective show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

In the rear open kitchen, Manon Fleury turned humble winter produce into memorable dishes: Fried sweet-potato threads mimicked a mini funnel cake, dabbed with loquat jam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

And the symptoms of many toxic substances mimicked natural ailments—the nausea and diarrhea of cholera, or the seizure of a heart attack.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann