Thesaurus results for APED

aped

verb

past tense of ape

as in imitated

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent

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Recent Examples of aped Nicholson's fireworks would be subsequently aped, and amped up to over-the-top proportions, by other actors and by the future Batman villain himself. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 But none aped the style of an actual Super Bowl ad more cleverly than this one, clearly modeled after Budweiser’s ads that tend to feature horses and inspirational voiceovers. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026 American elites aped European fashions, art, and manners, and Europeans admired American energy and efficiency. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

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Then-Princess Elizabeth struggled to pronounce her own name as a toddler, and her grandfather, King George V, reportedly imitated her pronunciation.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The slow exchange with oxygen is imitated with micro-oxygenation technology — essentially, blowing bubbles through the wine.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitated

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The lecture last week focused on how anti-Mexican politics have always worked in Orange County and usually go on to be copied nationwide.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
In traditional enterprise architecture, data is largely stored, copied and moved.

— Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of copied

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Others snapped selfies holding physical copies of Hard Court and marveled at the chestnut burrs—that emulated the look of tennis balls—placed around the shop.

— Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Liccardo pitched the framework as a legislative model that could be emulated across levels of local government in the Bay Area to create region-wide protection against potential ICE facilities.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of emulated

Verb

Pearson’s experiment mimicked the behavior of a problem gambler to see when — and if — the company’s safeguards would stop him.

— ProPublica, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026
In pre-industrial times, farmers planted an array of different crops in the same space, creating a diverse environment that mimicked natural ecosystems.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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