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as in copied
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
teenage musicians who imitate whichever rock stars are hot
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as in parodied
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
imitating someone's stutter and laughing at them is a cruel thing to do
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as in reproduced
to make an exact likeness of
a second-rate artist who was notorious for imitating the works of other painters
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Recent Examples of imitated
Further, the actress, known for her work across TV and film, discusses how art has imitated life and why The Pitt reminds her of The Great British Bake-Off.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Among them was a young white man in a suit who held up an Indian flag, imitated an Indian accent and extolled the virtues of public defecation.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
In the video, Dye imitated IndyCar driver David Malukas.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Star Search was the first program of its kind, with a format imitated by just about every subsequent talent competition program since.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
It was endlessly parodied and imitated.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
That’s a rhythm of Barron’s that many a playwright has imitated.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
According to Lizbeth Levinson, an attorney with Fox Rothschild, this is a savvy strategy on the part of Costco, and one that has since been imitated by over 1000 other companies.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Often imitated, never duplicated.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Among them was a young white man in a suit who held up an Indian flag, imitated an Indian accent and extolled the virtues of public defecation.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
In the video, Dye imitated IndyCar driver David Malukas.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Star Search was the first program of its kind, with a format imitated by just about every subsequent talent competition program since.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
It was endlessly parodied and imitated.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
That’s a rhythm of Barron’s that many a playwright has imitated.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
According to Lizbeth Levinson, an attorney with Fox Rothschild, this is a savvy strategy on the part of Costco, and one that has since been imitated by over 1000 other companies.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Often imitated, never duplicated.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitated
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In an mRNA vaccine, the vaccine gives the body a section of mRNA, genetic material copied from DNA that encodes one of the pathogen’s proteins.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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During that visit, Pretel brought documents that were copied.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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It was endlessly parodied and imitated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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California is often a political staging ground for progressive initiatives on issues such as environmental safeguards, worker rights and protections for minorities that are then emulated by other Democratic states and used by Republicans to attack Democrats in swing areas.—
Joseph Ax,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Stabroek News became known for solid, independent journalism and set high standards emulated across the region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday (March 27), White mocked the announcement.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
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This process will be replicated for dozens of food crops every year.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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LeBron to Bronny for the record Anything that LeBron and Bronny James do on the court together will be distinctly their own, unlikely to be replicated in the annals of NBA history.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their system consisted of submerging pre-term lambs in artificial amniotic fluid, where a pumpless oxygenator, supplied by a sweep gas, mimicked placental perfusion.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hottovy remembers two years ago when Justin Steele suffered a hamstring injury and ultimately missed five weeks at the start of the season, the Cubs were able to build a throwing program based on the Catapult data that best mimicked Steele pitching.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Five hours before first pitch, a new dawn had rendered the Murphy’s sign out of date.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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But there, in the lower left-hand corner of the frame, is the silhouette of a man having his shoes shined, his image rendered sharp by virtue of his stillness.—
Alexey Yurenev,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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