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as in imitators
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
she prides herself on being an innovator in fashion, and not a mere copyist
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as in scribes
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
some scholars argue that the vexing passage reflects a misreading of the text by an early copyist
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Noun
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By early 1985, IBM—the computing giant that dominated corporate America—and its imitators had captured nearly half the personal computer market, up from about a third just months earlier.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026 -
Baseball is a copycat league, and success breeds imitators.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This list compiles some of the odd jobs and mundane occupations of famous scribes.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Michael Showalter, who previously worked with Hathaway on The Idea of You, directs with Nick Antosca writing the script following the previous work of scribes Hillary Seitz, Angela LaManna and the team of Will Honley and April Maguire.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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In classic Earle fashion, the social media star was transparent with her followers and gave them a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her photo shoot ahead of the 2025 SI Swimsuit launch.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Bedford Erickson, 3, has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who follow his journey living with a rare condition called Schwartz-Jampel syndrome.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Some in the crowd said the effort to redraw lines has echoes of the past.—
Kim Chandler,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The incident — with a few uncomfortable echoes of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked concerns and questions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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“Copyists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyists. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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