taking off (on)

verb

present participle of take off (on)
as in mimicking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking off (on)
  1. mimicking
  2. targeting
  3. parodying
  4. aping
  5. harassing
  6. parroting
  7. imitating
  8. caricaturing
Verb
  • GLP-1s work by mimicking glucagon-like peptide-1, a hormone in the body that regulates blood sugar, appetite, and digestion.
    — Jessica Starr, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Many professional investors and funds closely track the index, either mimicking it or at least measuring their performance against it.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of mimicking
Verb
  • Taylor, a fluid 6-foot-5, is already the Jets’ second-best receiver and plays with a quarterback, Justin Fields, who is prone to targeting tight ends — fifth-highest tight end target rate since 2021, and Cole Kmet had a career-high 719 yards with Fields as his quarterback in 2023.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Definition of targeting
Verb
  • The popular national chain of gas stations and convenience stores agreed to settle a lawsuit with an oddities store outside Winter Park earlier this year over a collection of merchandise parodying the company’s iconic, bucktoothed logo.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The chatbot would then produce a snide response parodying Chan.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of parodying
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  • Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • For Shorts, the label will appear as a small overlay at the bottom of the video itself, although that will add to the already cluttered look of the TikTok-aping Shorts.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Definition of aping
Verb
  • Powerless even against the most run-of-the-mill villains, the men casually harassing her at the diner.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The settlers, emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, have ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and villages, harassing residents and setting homes, mosques and fields ablaze.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of harassing
Verb
  • Warsh’s signature move as chairman has been to strip out forward guidance so that markets can price the economy as opposed to just parroting the Fed.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Instead, what really appears to be happening is yet another cautionary tale about AI digesting incorrect information and parroting it back to users uncritically.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026
Definition of parroting
Verb
  • The future of flooring, countertops, and walls isn’t about imitating nature.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In light of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Loretto sounds a warning to leaders about imitating the language used by AI tools.
    — Sally Percy, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
    — Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of caricaturing
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