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as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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as in imitating
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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Third-party imitation involves observing interactions between two individuals then faithfully copying those interactions.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
The trailer shows the player character to be a simple Ditto, the amorphous blob Pokémon capable of copying others’ appearance, taking on the eerie form of a human girl before making its way into the world.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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The clarinet and piano played musical lines imitating birds.—
Rebecca Coffey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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By reproducing the tachocline, scientists now have a foundation for more reliable forecasts of solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Preliminary data seemed to show that the Iberian harvester ants, or Messor ibericus, were creating hybrid worker ants by reproducing with another species of harvester ant called Messor structor in the Mediterranean region.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The shooter also posted content emulating the Columbine High School shooters, who killed 14 people in 1999.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
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When Donovan achieves national attention, Cartman gets a haircut — emulating Kirk — and starts his own debate channel in an effort to win the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement For James, becoming Whitney was about more than replicating her voice and cadence, though that was a key part of her preparation.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Even as OpenAI and its rivals promise that generative AI will reshape the world, the technology is replicating old problems, albeit with a new twist.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is less computationally intensive than actually rendering all three of those frames; it can be combined with MetalFX's existing temporal upscaling, boosting performance even further.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the speed came from all three levels of Green Bay’s defense, rendering Washington’s offense almost inoperative.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Copycatting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycatting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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