imitations

plural of imitation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imitations Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 The Catholics in his government, from Supreme Court justices to Cabinet members to Vice President JD Vance, are acting as a rubber stamp for an imperious ruler, instead of imitations of Christ. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The shoes have also inspired countless imitations from other brands, making the popular design more affordable and accessible, while the original remains highly coveted among shoe lovers. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 Bosses recently told Deadline that microdrama has moved well beyond cheap, schlocky imitations of traditional TV and film. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2026 So, it's been up to tech journalists to investigate and connect some dots, but there's certainly reason to believe that Skyrover and Xtra are true clones, not knock-offs or imitations. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026 There are other highlights—paintings by Géricault and Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, a few Persian swan-neck bottles and their Tiffany glass imitations—but the gamble here is to play Gérôme and Hamdi off each other, the outsider and the insider. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 There’s even a great scene in Jaws when Scheider is just sitting with his son and his son starts doing imitations of him at the dinner table. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitations
Noun
  • But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This allowed the team to digitally analyze the scene, as well as create physical reproductions.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Volunteers are also encouraged to submit a volunteer waiver online before the event, but paper copies will be available on the day of the cleanup as well.
    — Alison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • During the Qingming Festival, observed each year in April, families visit ancestral graves with food offerings and burn incense and paper replicas of everyday goods for their ancestors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Digital twin models, in particular, are used to build more reliable, responsive and adaptive systems by creating virtual replicas of real-world networks.
    — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Imitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitations. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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