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 Few people on the continent seem to recognize that multibillion investments by US companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Amazon in space, and their many imitators in China, are radically transforming spaceflight. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 An exemplary script and dashes of stylish direction set this ’90s favorite apart from myriad Tarantino imitators. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world. Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Over the past year, a wave of imitators loaded public-company balance sheets with cryptocurrencies in hopes of sparking stock rallies, but that trade has since soured. Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Unfortunately, Winger committed the mortal sins of having a pretty boy lead singer and painfully cheesy videos (even by 80s standards), so most people dismissed them and Beach as cheap imitators. Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 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 Their clothes inspired imitators. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitators
Noun
  • Over the course of about three days, Manson's followers tortured Hinman.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • She is recognized nationally by athletes and celebrities and her fans, borne from Murray’s influence on social media that counts more than 900,000 TikTok followers and 395,000 on Instagram.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 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
  • The sounds of eventual victory, Tolokonnikov said, might be heard in the echoes of an earlier chapter of Ukrainian history.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • White, Hampton tells Ditka, still can hear the echoes of Ditka on full blast.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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
  • The sequel has none of the joy of the original, only the calculated machinations of studio executives and actors who won’t let their characters grow.
    Britina Cheng, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The other unseen draw for the major studios in Canada was its creatives and crews, and local actors aligned with ACTRA, the country’s performers union.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And no number of Elvis impersonators will be able to save him from that.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These photos were taken during a red carpet event in Las Vegas for the opening of the movie Song Sung Blue where multiple impersonators attended.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Imitators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitators. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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