as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
right now she's an emulative singer, not having yet created a style of her own
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imitative
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Third-party imitative learning from an immigrating parrot’s flockmates may facilitate overall group integration and social bonding and may even give rise to cultural conventions of coordinated movements or gestures.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
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In addition to thinking about how to escape John’s imitative poetry and scholasticism, Constantine had to consider his own future.—
Gregory Jusdanis,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Emulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulative. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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