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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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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for imitated
Verb
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Young people copied her contemporary African fashion sense, wearing a turban with a formal suit or painting tribal dots on her face as part of her makeup.—
Lynsey Chutel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025 -
There’s a reason why the founders of Vail, in an effort to create a charming, quintessential ski town, copied Switzerland.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.—
Jay Ganglani,
Fortune Asia,
6 Dec. 2024
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Software, fortunately, is easily reproduced and distributed.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
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The namesake brand, no stranger to playful colorways and eccentric takes on the form, lined its fall ready-to-wear 2025 runway show at New York Fashion Week with a number of designs that emulated cartoonish shapes, silhouettes and scale.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Our convictions can never be emulated, no matter how AI says a thing.—
Elizabeth Brown,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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Veteran hands such as James Carville and David Axelrod have been widely mocked for their less-than-accurate takes.—
Hanna Trudo,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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For this reason, many mocked a recent publicity campaign by New Zealand.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Property managers are specifically targeting events and experiences that cannot be replicated on the internet.—
Kristin Mueller,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The researchers will investigate further to see whether these effects can be replicated in human cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Advances in technology have rendered phishing more accessible to cybercriminals.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Initially hopeful for a recovery and return to racing, the extent and persistence of his injuries rendered that aspiration unattainable.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Imitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitated. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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