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Recent Examples of imitable Brought to life by the imitable June Squibb, Eleanor is a Holocaust survivor who, after experiencing a difficult loss, moves to Manhattan for the first time at 94 years old. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 When Bush made way for Bill Clinton in 1992, Darrell Hammond and Phil Hartman shared duties portraying the easily-imitable president, thus beginning a period in which some presidents were portrayed by multiple actors. Justin Klawans, The Week, 21 Dec. 2022 Believe those friends and colleagues who always tell you how imitable your talent, wisdom and devotion are. The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022 Such gems of human prose style, not yet imitable by AI, are implicitly set against the worry—expressed throughout—that computer amanuenses are everywhere sucking the fun out of things. Steven Poole, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 Twitter feed is perhaps the most famous (and least imitable) example. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 25 June 2020 Less imitable, Hopper has never ceased to influence the thinking, at the very least, of subsequent artists. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 Not to mention the blogger elite — Garance Doré, Hanneli Mustaparta, Emily Weiss – who (when not behind the camera) manage to turn heads with their own imitable style. Joyann King, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitable
Adjective
  • There’s even been a couple of classic cup finals to enjoy, while the Arch, at 436 feet almost three times as tall as the old towers, has become a genuine landmark on the London skyline.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Both of these have the classic looks of black and shiny, rust-resistant zinc.
    Clint Davis, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As far as gender-bent reboots go, High Fidelity is exemplary.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 3 Oct. 2025
  • Jennings and Tod do an exemplary job of bringing this classic to a new generation, while showing utmost respect for the original.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • These unique skills are essential for the one requirement that the commission must do — pass a balanced budget.
    Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Participants will learn the differences between dabbling and diving ducks, their unique characteristics and how to use eBird to find local waterfowl viewing hot spots.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Bader was excellent early Saturday, notching a sacrifice fly to drive in Realmuto and hustling to right-center for a diving catch in the fifth.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Both are excellent places for birding, boating, fishing, hiking, and finding a little peace and quiet.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Eagles offensive line gave him superb pass protection against the Broncos’ elite pass rush as well.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This successor to the superb Ghost of Tsushima enhances the action with new weapon-swapping mechanics and a better integration of quests with exploration.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His size and demeanor are perfect for wrangling crowds and looking over heads at Titans games to see if people are trying to access vehicles in the parking lot, officers say.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Neville, who earned his degree in business administration from Regis, was a frequent recipient of perfect ratings from the American Conservative Union and Americans for Prosperity.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hanke hastens to add that the administration hasn’t made any definitive decision on whether to back the strategy.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • No definitive timeline exists for ending the current shutdown.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But Pynchon is also funny, and the disorientation of his novels gives ways to discovery, and un-tangling, and the characters have goofy names that allude to their archetypal nature.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This sentiment identifies her as the show’s audience surrogate—the archetypal true crime fangirl.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Imitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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