mimic
verb (used with object)
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Meanwhile, scientists will be mimicking bartenders by shaking and then testing vials filled with a mixture of vaccinated human blood and the omicron variant, as CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta has explained the process.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021