take off (on)

verb

Definition of take off (on)next
as in to mimic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take off (on)
  1. mimic
  2. parody
  3. satirize
  4. imitate
  5. target
  6. caricature
  7. ape
  8. harass
Verb
  • But mimicking this behavior and expecting similar results could set young adults up for disappointment or disordered eating habits.
    Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • There are tons of these apps out there mimicking popular apps like PayPal and Spotify.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of mimic
Verb
  • Since original cast members John Candy and Joan Rivers have died, a Spaceballs sequel would probably have to get creative with casting as well (and perhaps even parody Carrie Fisher's posthumous performance in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Coen brothers took their inspiration from the films of Preston Sturgess and Frank Capra, among others, but the intent was never to satirize or parody those films.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of parody
Verb
  • State of play: The alien invasion film directed by Trent Harris satirizes Utah's culture and religious history.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The comedy satirizes a stranger-than-fiction psychic government investigation that actually happened in the 1990s.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of satirize
Verb
  • Paul Barrett: Zuckerberg Is Appeasing Trump Zuckerberg is imitating Musk to curry favor with Trump.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • However, just months after their characters shared their first kiss in 2019's in Spider-Man: Far from Home, life imitated art for the pair.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • Instead, the ban -- passed in April 2024 with bipartisan support in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden -- targets popular app stores.
    JOSEPH WILKINSON NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Scammers often target jobseekers randomly, hoping someone takes the bait.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of target
Verb
  • Critics have caricatured the Adams plan as a giveaway to developers that will let light and sky-stealing high-rises lord over lower-density housing, rendering neighborhoods unrecognizable.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Elegy thus belongs to an old and ignoble genre, one which caricatures the hillbilly for an audience’s titillation.
    Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
Definition of caricature
Verb
  • Aside from a striking physical resemblance to the Silent Brotherhood’s founder, Hoult closely studied his subject, aping Mathews’ mannerisms and movements from old documentary footage, studying texts that radicalized his subject, lifting weights, and cutting alcohol from his diet.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On its app homepage, JD has begun aping Pinduoduo by emphasizing discounts.
    Lavender Au, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ape
Verb
  • In another question, 97% said they were not harassed or bothered when voting.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Detectives arrested Kehoe on a charge of distributing visual material to harass at his West Springfield home, police said.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of harass
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