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copied

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verb

past tense of copy
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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2
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
Verb
AssuranceAmerica determined that an unauthorized third party had gained access to a portion of its IT systems and copied some important files. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 However, technology can be purchased, models can be replicated and AI tools can be copied. Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Nor should there be one about what was copied, how often, or to what end. Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Reemtsen claims that the email is an admission that Salle copied her work. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 Monks and nuns copied texts to produce Bibles and prayer books for worship, but also because writing was seen as a spiritual exercise. Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress. ABC News, 30 June 2026 Her clip-on ponytail, which quickly became a look fans copied when attending the tour, according to a 1990 edition of PEOPLE's Style Watch. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 The tempo was so precise and the drums were copied exactly. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copied
Adjective
  • This creates duplicated infrastructure, inconsistent models, and operational complexity.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The duplicated sets and near-complete location builds enable the filmmakers to make the most of Carol’s house as a setting.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Nus Exotiques #10 (2025), a painting by Thomas that is reproduced in Karant’s lawsuit, visibly features a window from one of Karant’s photographs that Thomas turned on its side.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
  • That never aired because it was deemed too easily imitated.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Alves described how black-and-white prints with a photocopied feel, Japanese and Chinese-inspired graphics and animal prints transform basic jeans into pieces worthy of going viral online.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Gallup’s research, consistently replicated across more than a decade of data, shows that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement.
    Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • After conducting a 30-minute test drive in the outskirts of the capital last year, Turing has replicated the experiment in multiple, more congested areas across the country.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Byrd quips, adding that the next generation has emulated her work.
    Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • This situation fuels a broader discussion about whether generative AI could produce unoriginal adaptations more cost-effectively, challenging studios to either innovate or embrace AI for these types of remakes.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The film's trailer looked unoriginal and uninteresting.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The rain had rendered the dirt tracks we were meant to use … um, unusable.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • The responding officers rendered first aid to the victims before they were taken to local hospitals.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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