Word: mimic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...connoisseurs. A crowd of actors wearing "interpretational" black costumes of various sorts--most of the men are in leather or vinyl pants, and one tall woman wears her hair in disgustingly cute pigtails--belt out the dates and settings of scenes in incomprehensible British accents. They go on to mimic war planes, perform a bad faux jitterbug that's not even in Townshend's original score and basically stand around looking useless for irritatingly long periods of time...
...Will I ever see you again?" Milosevic asked, in a dry, flat voice. Holbrooke answered, trying to mimic the same emotionless tone, "That depends on your actions...
...century alchemy. From something as vile as coal tar came a remarkably versatile substance. It wasn't the first plastic, however. Celluloid had been commercially available for decades as a substitute for tortoise-shell, horn, bone and other materials. But celluloid, which had developed a reputation as a cheap mimic of better traditional materials, was derived from chemically treated cotton and other cellulose-containing vegetable matter. Bakelite was lab-made through and through. It was 100% synthetic...
...pilgrim of the first settlers of space endowed with mysterious superhuman navigation powers is particularly overplayed and seems to be cashing in on the anticipation for the new Star Wars prequel due out this spring. Wing Commander earns the reputation of a pathetic wannabe by attempting to mimic the Force made famous by Star Wars. The movie loses even more credibility through a contrived and overstated romance between Blair and his commanding officer Angel Devereaux, played by Saffron Burrows of Circle of Friends fame...
...dancers swivel their heels and move their hips to the percussive beat of a Caribbean rhythm before striking a series of poses reminiscent of Indian dance. In a particularly striking moment, a dancer waltzes with her back to the audience while five men line up behind her partner and mimic his movements. Six pairs of arms and legs moving in different directions provoked laughter from the audience...