1.   A mimetic butterfly is one that resembles another kind of butterfly-usually a poisonous one.

2.   At its best the show resembles a kind of collective autobiography.

3.   It more resembles a kind of lasagna.

4.   No crowd-pleasing moments, nothing resembling the kind of levity offered by a Connors, Becker, Navratilova or Agassi.

5.   Our former dream factory today resembles the kind of factory that transforms petroleum products into stuff to be slathered on top of popcorn and nachos.

6.   The noir references seem more facile than resonant, too, their conventions getting in the way of anything resembling the kind of dreamlike pull that escapes Lynch.

7.   They described a Heus who resembled a kind of private-school Inspector Clouseau.

8.   Yes, under certain circumstances that resemble another kind of vacation.