coact

verb

Definition of coactnext
as in to mimic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coact
  1. mimic
  2. imitate
  3. masquerade
  4. enact
  5. ape
  6. act out
Verb
  • Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu Symptoms of bird flu mimic those associated with influenza, according to the CDC: fever, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat, shortness of breath, stuffy or runny nose, eye redness, and headaches.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The bodice of the dress mimicked the skirt’s subtle embroidery, with glimmering elements added to the frock.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of mimic
Verb
  • Life really does imitate art — and Jeremy Strong is here for it.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump often mocked Macron, imitating his accent and threatening to impose steep tariffs on wine and champagne bottles shipped to the U.S. if France tried to tax American companies.
    SYLVIE CORBET, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • The chart data comes from the best possible source — our colleagues at Billboard and Luminate, with details below the chart — but the other decisions are ours, based on research, conversations and arguments masquerading as conversations.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The title character, played by Katharine Hepburn, spends much of the film masquerading as a boy called Sylvester Scarlett.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of masquerade
Verb
  • Though states and municipalities are generally preempted from enacting their own limits, Congress allowed the EPA to waive the preemption rule to allow California to set certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards.
    Andrew Chung, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Even though Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, there are still hurdles that line the path to enacting his vision.
    Stephen Fowler, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of enact
Verb
  • On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.
    Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Above all, those kids who come from the suburbs didn’t ape the Americans but chose their own narrative path, going much higher in quality.
    Marcello Junior Dino, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of ape
Verb
  • Denzel is finally able to act out his one-time fantasy of portraying Jean-Jacques Dessalines in a movie about the Haitian revolution.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • During the Renaissance, people in Italy would act out live nativity scenes to help tell the Christmas story.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of act out
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