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as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in imitating
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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Funyyzo Wide-Leg Pants Inspired by Kelly Clarkson Or, consider copying Clarkson’s red-hot look with these vibrant pants that have amassed more than 5,100 perfect ratings.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Marasco has accused Swift and her co-defendants of copying her poetry in lyrics and visuals from multiple albums, including , , and .—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that was just art-making imitating life.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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How does this help democracy, imitating what Texas is doing?—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Criterion Channel's Body Horror collection features macabre stories involving a woman and her tentacled creature lover (Possession), a woman self-reproducing odd children through rage (The Brood), and more disturbing visuals that will keep you up all night.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, the ad selects and splices certain lines from the five-minute address rather than playing the remarks in the order they were delivered or reproducing the speech in its entirety.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kendall Jenner followed suit in 2023, emulating the blonde bombshell in her iconic 1953 Life photoshoot for Halloween.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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From past to present, Brandy remains a style icon worth emulating.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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More importantly, this origin story of a movie and a movement apes the joie de moviemaking and the jazzy looseness of the original to an absolutely amazing degree, replicating an off-the-cuff feeling that’s more than a second-hand buzz.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Fission splits the nuclei of atoms to create power while fusion causes hydrogen nuclei to collide and fuse into helium atoms that release incredible amounts of energy — essentially replicating the power of the sun.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Critics accused him of aping Farage’s rhetoric and warned that Labour could lose votes to the left in trying to court the right.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ryback shows the younger man's relaxation-as-growth around impressive set pieces, including a segment of aping famed concert pianists Alfred Brendel and Glenn Gould as well as Hoffman's blistering rant after a visit to Dachau.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Quietly, evil collapsed, while Maloyan’s virtue stood firm against brutal force, rendering that force powerless.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other federal programs like the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement are also in limbo, rendering food banks unable to order supplies from the federal government.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Copycatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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