variants
or epigonous
as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
an epic novel that would eventually spawn a vast body of epigonic fiction
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigonic
Adjective
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025 -
It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Strangers are matched by experts and move in together after mock wedding ceremonies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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The first mock drafts tend to go up just after the previous year’s real draft ends.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The Request for Investigation, shared exclusively with Fortune ahead of its public filing on Wednesday, alleges that Roblox is violating Section 5 of the FTC Act through unfair and deceptive practices.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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That fueled the storyline that Valerie would be the only person actually working on the show who knows the scripts are being written by AI, reflecting how careful, and in some cases, downright deceptive, those in Hollywood are in revealing their use of AI.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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For years, tech experts like Hinton predicted displacement by AI partly because some radiologists’ tasks are seemingly formulaic and repetitive, such as reading scans and writing reports.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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The other side sees it as an existential threat that could eliminate countless jobs, suck the heart and soul out of film production, and generate dull, formulaic content that will continue to drive audiences away from theaters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s supposed to be mimetic of speech.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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One of the most delightful examples of mimetic architecture along Route 66, this West Hollywood gem does exactly what the structure suggests: serves mouthwatering hot dogs.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Martin suggested that other Republicans are circulating equally misleading mailers, but that the party is targeting DeMaio.—
Andrew Graham
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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The show has already done these misleading posters, including one where Homelander floats in space, watching nukes go off on Earth below.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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In a complaint filed Thursday, Texas AG attorneys said Meta’s claims are false and that the company can and does read the unencrypted contents of WhatsApp messages.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The report sparked a blistering response from Parks Director Christopher Cotten, who argued the auditors shared false or inaccurate information and failed to understand how parks and recreation programming works.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Epigonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigonic. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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