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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as in cribbed
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Recent Examples of copied
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
If the video includes content copied from the creator’s channel that does not adhere to fair use guidelines, YouTube suggests also submitting a copyright removal request.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
Its servers were also in Roubaix, and were also copied by the French police, in 2021.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Even serial numbers, barcodes, and holograms can be copied if someone knows the fabrication details.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet, despite this thorough materialism, the survival of Lucretius’ poem depends entirely on two manuscripts copied out in the Carolingian period, and one of them was certainly at the royal court, where it was studied and annotated by the Irish scholar Dungal.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Drag a file in, and it will be copied to the cloud locker.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
That gruesome video was then quickly copied across the internet.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
If the video includes content copied from the creator’s channel that does not adhere to fair use guidelines, YouTube suggests also submitting a copyright removal request.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2025
Its servers were also in Roubaix, and were also copied by the French police, in 2021.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Even serial numbers, barcodes, and holograms can be copied if someone knows the fabrication details.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet, despite this thorough materialism, the survival of Lucretius’ poem depends entirely on two manuscripts copied out in the Carolingian period, and one of them was certainly at the royal court, where it was studied and annotated by the Irish scholar Dungal.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Drag a file in, and it will be copied to the cloud locker.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
That gruesome video was then quickly copied across the internet.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copied
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Climate Central released a new version of the database yesterday, reproduced in full with new data collected since the project was scuttled.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Our friend Andrew Hendrickson frosted a cake that expertly reproduced the cover of the Samoans’ Inside My Brain EP.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The technology largely affects background actors, who, once scanned, can be replicated by AI.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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That phrase had replicated itself across web domains, YouTube channels, Twitter (now X) accounts, Facebook pages and WhatsApp groups.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two emulated the '90s pair's poses, with Corley wrapping her arms around The Big Day rapper while wearing a similar cutout turtleneck as Pinkett Smith's and leaning her cheek against his head.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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From speculating that what scares people the most is anything natural (which can’t be emulated) to advising never listen to a designer, especially a man designer, Jacobs is direct.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jenner went with a cohesive look, pairing the light brown boots with a Fendi suit rendered in a rich chocolate hue.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The current administration’s justification for eliminating the CSB is that its capabilities are duplicated by agencies such as the EPA and OSHA.—
Philip Steenstra,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Often imitated but never duplicated, the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer continues to be a bestseller online, beloved by both salon owners and everyday users alike.—
Brittany Loggins,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Organoids are small, three-dimensional masses that are derived from stem cells and mimic organs.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chirping is also a friendly call for attention, while gentle nipping and licking mimic grooming rituals.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Apatow had with him a chaotic pile of notes—scrawled by hand, photocopied, clearly out of order, some upside down.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Copied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copied. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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