1
as in reproduced
to make an exact likeness of
for the movie, set designers copied the Oval Office in the White House down to the smallest detail
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as in imitated
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
she shamelessly copies her idol's hairstyle and fashion choices
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Recent Examples of copied
Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
The concept has been copied by other retailers.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Most of the rooms, the bridge, the mess hall, hallways, they’re literally copied from the Nostromo.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Chennault wrote that the shark mouth didn’t originate with his group, but was copied from British P-40 fighters in North Africa, which in turn may have copied them from Germany’s Luftwaffe.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Historically start-ups were terrified of anyone outside their immediate organization learning the secrets of their innovations for fear they’d be copied.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In a complaint filed on Wednesday in California federal court, Clarice Eboni Boykin-Patterson alleges the producers behind the Viola Davis action flick copied her screenplay.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
During the breach, data including six months of call and text data for most customers were accessed and copied.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With $55 Million Blockbuster In the late 90s and early 2000s, the Real Slim Shady's peroxide hair, white T-shirt, and baggy jeans became an iconic look—so much so that fans often copied it at his concerts.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
And all the art, of course, was copied from his actual collection.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
The concept has been copied by other retailers.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Most of the rooms, the bridge, the mess hall, hallways, they’re literally copied from the Nostromo.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Chennault wrote that the shark mouth didn’t originate with his group, but was copied from British P-40 fighters in North Africa, which in turn may have copied them from Germany’s Luftwaffe.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Historically start-ups were terrified of anyone outside their immediate organization learning the secrets of their innovations for fear they’d be copied.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
In a complaint filed on Wednesday in California federal court, Clarice Eboni Boykin-Patterson alleges the producers behind the Viola Davis action flick copied her screenplay.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
During the breach, data including six months of call and text data for most customers were accessed and copied.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
With $55 Million Blockbuster In the late 90s and early 2000s, the Real Slim Shady's peroxide hair, white T-shirt, and baggy jeans became an iconic look—so much so that fans often copied it at his concerts.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copied
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Some were faithful copies, while others were reproduced in different colors or fabrics to lend a visual unity to the scene, which is designed to mirror the eerie fairy-tale aesthetic of the fashion film within the film.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yves Rothman helped music-direct and worked to translate the record tracks into something that could be reproduced live.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 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
Verb
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While clinical trials will be required to see if the positive results from the lab and mice studies can be replicated in cancer patients, zeaxanthin is a promising new avenue of research aimed at making immunotherapy more successful.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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The researchers built on this for stage 2, which replicated the findings from stage 1 in an independent sample and validated the bespoke Cognitron-MS tasks.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 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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Despite those setbacks, proponents of tort reform notched significant legislative victories in 2025, which will likely be emulated by lawmakers in other state capitals in the coming year.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Forty years later, the sons of the great two explorers duplicated the feat, but by ship this time.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Soviet Union, Washington’s only real contender at the time, never duplicated the feat despite putting the first man into space some eight years prior — even as sanctions-struck Russia plans to construct the International Lunar Research Station with Beijing by 2035.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The active chemicals in cannabis mimic natural brain molecules called endocannabinoids, which stimulate cannabinoid receptors — together, these two elements represent the brain’s endocannabinoid system.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In this business, modern vinyl finishes that mimic wood, stone, or metal offer affordable design upgrades without expensive renovations.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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“Copied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copied. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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