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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
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.
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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
Berthe and her sister Edma continued more advanced studies, copying old master paintings at the Louvre Museum, where in 1867 Berthe met Manet.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Let’s study each other’s strategies without copying each other’s dreams.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Ndiweni even celebrated his first goal by copying his former Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak’s celebration.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
These petitions really should be viewed as a last resort due to the legal, mailing, and copying cost involved.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Berthe and her sister Edma continued more advanced studies, copying old master paintings at the Louvre Museum, where in 1867 Berthe met Manet.
—Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Let’s study each other’s strategies without copying each other’s dreams.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Ndiweni even celebrated his first goal by copying his former Newcastle team-mate Alexander Isak’s celebration.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
These petitions really should be viewed as a last resort due to the legal, mailing, and copying cost involved.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copying
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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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Regular vacuuming is an easy way to prevent carpet beetles from reproducing in your home.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 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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Blender, a hugely popular 3D rendering app that works with an associated Blender Benchmark utility, told a far different story.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thereafter, the Karem Abu Salem crossing—the only commercial crossing through which goods and aid are allowed to enter the Strip—was forcibly closed, rendering the citizens of the Gaza Strip generally, and the north of Gaza specifically, to confront the specter of hunger once again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 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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Variety can help prevent boredom, burnout, and injuries from repeating the same motions over and over.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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For most of modern baseball history, repeating has been pretty much a Yankees thing.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bidirectional edges connected the robots to each other, because each robot had to know what other robots were doing at each time step to avoid collisions or duplicating tasks.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The remaining one-third involves SG&A costs, split between restructuring sales and marketing operations and duplicating corporate functions such as finance, HR, and legal.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Copying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copying. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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