as in echos
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
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as in copies
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in imitates
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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Recent Examples of copycats
Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The similarities might not have stuck out quite as much, but James Dyson’s words about copycats rang in my mind.
—Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Survivor’s debut in 2000 marked a turning point in reality television innovation; afterward, many copycats spawned, inspired by the complexity of the gameplay.
—Hannah Berman
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And Strategy’s copycats aren’t stopping at bitcoin–they’re buying ether, solana and a whole roster of other digital assets.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
Over the last two years, both companies have taken legal action against dozens of compounding pharmacies, med spas and other suppliers to stop them from making and selling copycats.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
The similarities might not have stuck out quite as much, but James Dyson’s words about copycats rang in my mind.
—Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Survivor’s debut in 2000 marked a turning point in reality television innovation; afterward, many copycats spawned, inspired by the complexity of the gameplay.
—Hannah Berman
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
And Strategy’s copycats aren’t stopping at bitcoin–they’re buying ether, solana and a whole roster of other digital assets.
—Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copycats
Verb
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As Office alumni branched out, copies begat copies.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the second episode, which premiered on August 6, Cartman imitates Kirk with a podcast and debates college students.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That instinct to merge craftsmanship with culture has kept him ahead of imitators.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Build a content machine that runs so fast, followers see you as the source, not the imitators.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And in June, Erdős and Volodymyr Riabov posted a paper that reproduces Yau and Yin’s one-dimensional result for a broader class of band matrices.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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Dynamic magnetism model offers insights beyond plutonium By incorporating temperature-dependent magnetic states, the model accurately reproduces the unusual experimental observation that delta-plutonium contracts at high temperatures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Aug. 2025
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All of this is controlled by a NVIDIA Jetson single-board computer, which hosts a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) broker to facilitate communication between the hardware and the software that emulates a real reactor.—
David Szondy
September 10,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
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Thoughtful details went into the design, such as a grand entrance with a narrowing tunnel that emulates the dramatic walk into a world-class stadium.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the end of the season, Unrivaled’s main accounts across six platforms reached nearly 400,000 followers, while its clubs added another 334,000 combined.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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By then Kirk had amassed millions of followers across social media, and The Charlie Kirk Show became one of the most popular political podcasts in the country.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The poster starts by making some chirping noises, which the cat replicates.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The fractured narrative replicates the characters’ fractured perspectives.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Quintosapore innovative farming project may be nestled in the verdant and peaceful Umbrian hills, but echoes of Hollywood and Cinecittà are not too distant.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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For many people, Stewart included, conjure’s echoes ring loudest in the kitchen.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Copycats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycats. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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