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as in copied
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in imitated
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
a performer who slavishly copycats another never rises to the level of true stardom
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Verb
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Because if our law holds, it will be copied.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Even Target’s decision to use money saved by white-collar job cuts to boost pay for store workers is copied from Walmart, which pivoted faster to digital sales and boosted wages under the protection of its billionaire family, the Waltons.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Often imitated, never duplicated.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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There were plenty of laughs, as Montero imitated Lester’s pickoff throw and the players told some clubhouse stories, including some fights.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mahan claimed policies under his watch have reduced crime and the number of unsheltered residents, helped police solve every city homicide for nearly the last four years, and should be emulated statewide.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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This was the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, which was founded in 1971 in Lima, and aimed to create a community, especially involving young people, that emulated the closely supervised life of pre-Vatican II Catholicism.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The goal is to use the workshop element as a model that can be replicated in community arts organizations around the world.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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To prove that Claude was just hamming it up, Nostalgebraist replicated the experiment under more convincingly realistic circumstances.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Contrast stitching emphasizes the split between the collar and the rest of the upper, which are each rendered in different colorways.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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There’s also the good, sure work of Chris Cooper as an honest man struggling against adversity, and the reserved but effective portrayal rendered by Schroder.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Copycatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatted. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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