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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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For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Along the way, the festival has outlasted many imitators and weathered shifting food trends by staying nimble.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Studies estimate that European scribes produced approximately 11 million books over the 900 years before the printing press.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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This was common practice in ancient times, as parchments were expensive, leading scribes to reuse old manuscripts to archive new information.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Collectively the cast commands more than 18 million social media followers, reflecting Filmbarr’s strategy of aligning traditional genre storytelling with strong digital reach.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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In March 2025, LeClaire posted a video warning her followers about the deepfake that had been circulating of her.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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So have other echoes from the past.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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The people’s need for freedom has always been vocalized through protest, and the echoes of what’s happening there and what’s happening in Minneapolis are eerily similar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Copyists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copyists. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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