knockoffs

plural of knockoff

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Noun
  • Apollo’s early-2010s bet on its insurer Athene spawned a decade of copycats, and over the past few years most big alternative asset managers have either bought a life-insurance company or launched dedicated businesses to manage their money.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • The film spawned a host of copycats, but that's not surprising given its incredible success, including an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Luxus focuses on pristine-condition assets with clear provenance, reducing risks associated with counterfeits and quality degradation.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Unprosecuted crimes against the public — such as the widespread sale of 78-cent postage stamps for 19 cents to 59 cents, rolls of 100, counterfeits all, for years online.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Just know that some logo buttons are genuine, some are replacements and some are reproductions, so authentication matters.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Choi notably collaborated with the institution’s Learning and Engagement department on its Find Art Here program, which brought reproductions of works held in the museum’s collection to schools and libraries throughout Harlem.
    News Desk, Artforum, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • His work was the subject of many forgeries, but Naranjo showed them grace.
    Sarah Moreno May 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
  • One of New York’s oldest and most esteemed commercial galleries, Knoedler closed down in 2011 amid allegations of profiting from forgeries of paintings by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and others.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Maclean’s work traffics in deep fakes and glitch aesthetics, rainbow cuteness and the tropes of pulp—but these are set against violent dystopias and a world of cruelties borne, especially, by women (see her 2018 video Make Me Up as an example).
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Thirty-four years having passed since the last go-round, we are treated to such modern advances as catfishing, drones, deep fakes, social media and pushy true-crime podcasters.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The fee for copies of X-rays will increase from $55 to $60.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • The album was tracked in the Northampton home studio of recording engineer Chris Dixon, and sold only 1500 copies in its first year of release on future Matador Records founder Gerard Cosloy’s early label Homestead Records.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 June 2026
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“Knockoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockoffs. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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