variants
or epigonous
as in copied
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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Whether that stemmed more from the lack of roster depth or from Malone’s formulaic rotations is up for debate.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Critics might say: If consumers can’t tell the real from the robotic, why is AI any worse than the heap of creatively threadbare and formulaic stuff made by humans?—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This recycling of historical materials, multiplied by the dozens of characters developed in Bomarzo, produces a mimetic effect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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To get robotic collectives closer to Terminator’s mimetic polyalloy, the team wants to make the robots smaller.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The checker plate metal flooring recalls skiing facilities, while white faux fur details mimic snow.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Inflatable mock-ups that mimic tanks, jets, and rocket launchers are drawing attention worldwide.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Conversations in dorm rooms and lecture halls consist of roughly 97% university-loathing and imitative protests to fire coaches and athletic directors.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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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,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Keep canned fish and beans on hand for quick, protein-rich meals.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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For example, fish sticks and canned tuna that are wild-caught are cheaper.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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People who climb upward by sacrificing their integrity to slavish subservience almost always fall on their faces eventually.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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The film’s slavish dedication to its source material — the challenging of which would open its own can of worms — demands ignoring all potential complexity in favor of didactic conclusions.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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In his twilight years, Art would make good on his name and let his penchant for art shine, brightening the lives of the residents of Cedar Mountain Commons with his signature acrylic paintings, including the colorful, apish Jojo.—
courant.com,
courant.com,
5 Nov. 2019
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“Epigonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigonic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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