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as in copied
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in imitated
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
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The Education Department's press office declined an interview request for this story in an unsigned email that was copied to agency officials Madison Biedermann, Savannah Newhouse, Julie Hartman, and Ellen Keast.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Known for her sharp, irregular, and asymmetrical pieces, sometimes appearing almost woven, Rae-Smith has seen her aesthetic evolve, and even copied.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Could my stutter-step breathing and thick-ridden voice be imitated by a machine?—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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For their efforts, life has imitated art, as Huntr/x has now stolen the show from not one but two cloyingly chipper bro brigades.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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But this plan ignores the fact that an interlocked ecology cannot be reproduced by just relocating some species.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fourth game in the series has been emulated for the first time too and is included here alongside the likes of Mortal Kombat 1-3 and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The most recent victory did come with a reference to Derek Jeter, whose legendary clutch performances are something Roberts would not mind if his team emulated.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025
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To commemorate the occasion, Heaven Hill has bottled a whiskey that could be made by no other distillery, and can’t even be replicated by Heaven Hill itself.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At 24 years old, the movement-as-minute hand remains a design gesture no one has truly replicated.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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All of this is rendered with stunning ease by his VFX team, in scenes that look like a news bulletin from the apocalypse.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Copycatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatted. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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