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as in reproducing
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 imitating
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 copying
Ice Spice was credited for helping to bring back the style, while Latto was accused of copying her.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of copying your yoga instructor or your wildly bendy friend, try the seven moves listed below.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The most transformative solutions will come from those who focus less on copying us, and more on complementing us.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That data was allegedly put on a cloud server that lacks any security oversight from the Social Security Administration and doesn’t have a tracking function to see who could be accessing or copying the data.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
On and off the court, Serena has talked about copying older sister Venus.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Newcastle are copying that play book, and there's a vocal group who really don't like it at a personal level.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some states are considering legislation that would require companies to conduct audits ensuring their systems don’t harm consumers, disclose when people are interacting with AI and bar the companies from copying artists’ creative work.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Others are copying our enterprise journalism that has always been based on the foundation of you having a right to know how your tax dollars are being spent.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of copying your yoga instructor or your wildly bendy friend, try the seven moves listed below.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The most transformative solutions will come from those who focus less on copying us, and more on complementing us.
—Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
That data was allegedly put on a cloud server that lacks any security oversight from the Social Security Administration and doesn’t have a tracking function to see who could be accessing or copying the data.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
On and off the court, Serena has talked about copying older sister Venus.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Newcastle are copying that play book, and there's a vocal group who really don't like it at a personal level.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Some states are considering legislation that would require companies to conduct audits ensuring their systems don’t harm consumers, disclose when people are interacting with AI and bar the companies from copying artists’ creative work.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Others are copying our enterprise journalism that has always been based on the foundation of you having a right to know how your tax dollars are being spent.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copying
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Bibler is being charged with eight counts of possessing child pornography and eight counts of reproducing child pornography involving a victim under 13, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The talents are seen posing in a public bathroom with red and black tiles, reproducing the set of Michele’s sophomore Valentino ready-to-wear show, staged in a giant public toilet bathed in red light.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Painters and sculptors, most of them spend their careers imitating themselves, in a sense.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Paul fears art imitating life by also boiling down to breadline survival strategies.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The temperature has to be so low that atoms emit no infrared radiation, rendering traditional thermal imaging ineffective.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The gamble backfired, with the LDP losing seats in parliament and rendering it unable to form a majority government even with its coalition partners.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Donovan achieves national attention, Cartman gets a haircut — emulating Kirk — and starts his own debate channel in an effort to win the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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With its left hand outstretched, the robot used it to maintain balance while accurately playing shots, emulating human beings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Listings on marketplaces Etsy and needshirt showed shirts replicating the one depicted in images the FBI circulated in their search for the suspect.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The immediate next steps for the research include replicating the results in thin films to compare them with bulk crystals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shining a specific light on the samples makes the liquid crystals move in repeating patterns.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Rams are repeating a costly issue that occurred at the start of the 2024 season.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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What used to take weeks or months could now be done in days, without duplicating work or introducing risk.—
Scott Woody,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to leverage their distinctive strengths to foster growth without duplicating efforts, according to Zhang Kailin, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Copying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copying. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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