copycatted

past tense of copycat
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as in imitated
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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Verb
  • 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, 11 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, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Over 30 years later, the event has transcended the Brewers, parodied and imitated in equal measure.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was one of the details Reiss emulated in their Tillie dress.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
    Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Real Beauty in Real things Beauty can’t be replicated.
    Donnetta Monk, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • China’s open-source DeepSeek model replicated frontier American models’ capabilities cheaper while using older chips.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amezcua, the mayor, said the raids have complicated local policing and rendered parents afraid to pick up their children from school.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But Gremlins' Kingston Falls is just as cozily rendered.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Copycatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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