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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
Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
State after state copied California’s Alien Land Law.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump has copied Orbán’s playbook.
—Kim Lane Scheppele, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Yet Fulton County officials have still insisted the ballots could not be copied or released.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In recent days, the grassroots effort has spread, as messages offering and seeking assistance are cut, copied and pasted throughout communities big and small, connecting neighbors and finding those in need tangible help.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Voces de la Frontera has a full safety plan checklist containing a list of important documents or information that should be copied and shared with emergency contact.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Nadine is suing her cousin Pierre, who opened a food truck that copied her recipes, handed down from their grandmother.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
But tension from within the sheriff’s office boiled over and reached the public in November 2024, when then-Chief Deputy Kevin Canty resigned, sent McFadden a harsh resignation letter and copied the entire sheriff’s office to the email.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
State after state copied California’s Alien Land Law.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump has copied Orbán’s playbook.
—Kim Lane Scheppele, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Yet Fulton County officials have still insisted the ballots could not be copied or released.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
In recent days, the grassroots effort has spread, as messages offering and seeking assistance are cut, copied and pasted throughout communities big and small, connecting neighbors and finding those in need tangible help.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
And while many of the pages are copied verbatim from Wikipedia, there are notable changes on topics relating to Musk, his enemies and allies, and his far-right politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Voces de la Frontera has a full safety plan checklist containing a list of important documents or information that should be copied and shared with emergency contact.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Nadine is suing her cousin Pierre, who opened a food truck that copied her recipes, handed down from their grandmother.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copied
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In an exchange reproduced on screen, a fan asked Stause about her rift with Hernan.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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Grossman found that stories that were critical of Hamas did not appear on BBC Arabic, but every story that attacked Israel was replicated by BBC Arabic, per the Telegraph.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Those are all specific processes that are often proprietary and unique to individual companies, and actually require a degree of human decision-making that isn’t easily replicated from scrapable data.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And in October 2025, her daughter emulated mom's rosy glow and undone hair in the same dress at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala alongside dad Michael Douglas.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
30 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
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Majumdar’s characters’ choices would carry greater weight if the conditions constraining them were rendered with equal depth.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, the on-screen star rendered her bob era no more shortly after the film wrapped.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Dolphins won six of eight after that rough start last season, and the team hopes that turnaround can be duplicated.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The cameo feature, which allows your child’s likeness to be potentially duplicated in video form, and misused.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
30 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 19 Nov. 2025.
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