imitators

plural of imitator
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as in followers
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way an Elvis imitator in a sequinned jumpsuit

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Recent Examples of imitators But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more. Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The frontier labs keep shipping the next capability while the imitators are still training on the last one, and the value keeps accruing to whoever is ahead rather than to whoever copied the leader's previous answers. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Steven Spielberg's dino masterpiece — which has spawned six sequels and countless imitators — ushered in a new wave of CGI filmmaking and became an instant sensation beyond what original author Michael Crichton could ever have envisioned. Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 Their clothes inspired imitators. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 One of the more direct imitators of the SpaceX model is Blue Origin. David Szondy may 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026 Three Things That Define the Category Understanding what distinguishes a genuine moonshot company matters more now that the category has attracted imitators — organizations that have adopted the language of transformation without the underlying architecture. Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Most of the Steam Deck imitators on the market right now use AMD silicon, specifically the Ryzen Z-series chips. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 My Year of Rest and Relaxation and its many imitators treat the instability and anhedonia of women as a source of self-deprecating comedy and little else. Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitators
Noun
  • Supporters embraced the insult as a badge of resilience, turning it into a satirical political campaign that amassed more than 21 million Instagram followers in a few days.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Mascots, once an afterthought, are celebrities—Gritty, the beguiling ogre that represents Philadelphia’s hockey team, the Flyers, has significantly more Instagram followers than any of the team’s players.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Thomas Tuchel took those echoes and put a colossal microphone in front of them, cranking up the decibels to make this failure worse than the others.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Whatever its international echoes, the exhibition incited local responses by far-right entities.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Upstairs, impressionists, writers, socialites, and painters who moved in Proust’s orbit, from Sarah Bernhardt to Emile Zola and Claude Monet, lent their names to a room or suite.
    Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Jovan Adepo, Will Yun Lee, Jesse García These actors appear as Odysseus’ crew on his journey.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • This is why an open day at the school on July 26 ahead of its September launch will welcome anybody from the film industry — including non-actors who may be looking to retrain.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 July 2026
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  • The American Bar Association, which has also warned about impersonators, has recently been in contact with DHS investigators.
    Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • Another $920 million stemmed from government impersonators.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 June 2026

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“Imitators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitators. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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