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A few months later, the satellite will ape the spear-wielding Aquaman and fire a harpoon into space.

From Nature • Sep. 13, 2018

Many persons, from a real or fancied personal resemblance to some celebrity, will ape their manners also, as if mere appearance would make them equally distinguished.

From Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. by Frost, Sarah Annie

I hate—but suddenly—how strange!—the present Sometimes with impish glee will ape the past!—

From L'Aiglon by Rostand, Edmond