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Recent Examples of imitative Explaining Traditions - Folk Behavior In Modern Culture By Simon J. Bronner This kind of imitative play—not just Cooties but also House or Cops and Robbers—helps children make sense of the world. Bruce Handy, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025 The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking. Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Not surprisingly, Renaissance architects and writers ended up contriving very similar imitative strategies. Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking. Ellen Choi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for imitative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitative
Adjective
  • Some supplements also use synthetic sweeteners or sugar, said Hirsch, which is important for people with diabetes to know.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • To be considered in the oils category, La Tourangelle’s pistachio oil — which won in 2025 — was required to be free of artificial or genetically modified ingredients, grown without synthetic pesticides or herbicides, and milled without heat or chemical extraction.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • These mimetic dynamics play out not just within countries but between them.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Save on a new faux leather crossbody from Vera Bradley for an impressive 76 percent off, a pair of cork footbed sandals that resemble popular styles worn by Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • Without it, as inequality worsens, the next populist may not be a faux champion of the people, but a genuine anti-capitalist insurgent.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • An entertaining read, though the plots of the books in the series have become a bit formulaic.
    Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
  • Their journey to the island is formulaic, sticking to the same familiar Housewives travel schticks.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • Darvish, who will turn 39 in August, pitched in simulated games against minor-league hitters twice in the past 12 days.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • This fifth entry goes full sci-fi mayhem, with Milla Jovovich’s Alice waking up in an underwater Umbrella Corporation facility and fighting her way through a series of simulated environments, each more chaotic than the last.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a recent mock draft, Baseball America speculated the Sox would select Florida State left-hander Jamie Arnold if the run on prep shortstops left him on the board.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Ali had ceased looking towards the horizon long before the luminous blue of it became a mock memory.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • While trace amounts may still be naturally present in some foods, the ban has virtually eliminated artificial trans fats.
    Brittany Poulson, People.com, 8 July 2025
  • The best sparkling water, our tasters said, should taste clean, refreshing, and should not have any metallic or artificial flavors.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Move with the toy, mimic prey behavior, or use your voice and body language to create excitement.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • What To Know The number of people using GLP-1 mimic medications like Ozempic has skyrocketed in recent years.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Imitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitative. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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