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as in reproducing
to make an exact likeness of
for the movie, set designers copied the Oval Office in the White House down to the smallest detail
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as in imitating
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
she shamelessly copies her idol's hairstyle and fashion choices
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Recent Examples of copying
Third-party imitation involves observing interactions between two individuals then faithfully copying those interactions.
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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
Others shared their own stories of toddlers copying adults in everyday settings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Mutations are copying errors that occur naturally during the replication process.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In another study, students using AI to revise their essays scored higher than those revising without AI, often by simply copying and pasting sentences from ChatGPT.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
But Sally remembers her uncanny skill at copying other artists’ work, down to the finest details.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Townley’s Banijay colleague Lucas Green recently slammed the practice of YouTubers copying TV formats and making them with lower production values.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Ice Spice was credited for helping to bring back the style, while Latto was accused of copying her.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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
Others shared their own stories of toddlers copying adults in everyday settings.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Mutations are copying errors that occur naturally during the replication process.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
In another study, students using AI to revise their essays scored higher than those revising without AI, often by simply copying and pasting sentences from ChatGPT.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
But Sally remembers her uncanny skill at copying other artists’ work, down to the finest details.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Townley’s Banijay colleague Lucas Green recently slammed the practice of YouTubers copying TV formats and making them with lower production values.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Ice Spice was credited for helping to bring back the style, while Latto was accused of copying her.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copying
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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 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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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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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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With its left hand outstretched, the robot used it to maintain balance while accurately playing shots, emulating human beings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Listings on marketplaces Etsy and needshirt showed shirts replicating the one depicted in images the FBI circulated in their search for the suspect.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The immediate next steps for the research include replicating the results in thin films to compare them with bulk crystals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Robots also offer consistency, repeating trials with no fatigue or variation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Carrying signs and repeating calls, protestors urged lawmakers to protect the space agency's future.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The remaining one-third involves SG&A costs, split between restructuring sales and marketing operations and duplicating corporate functions such as finance, HR, and legal.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The goal is to leverage their distinctive strengths to foster growth without duplicating efforts, according to Zhang Kailin, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Copying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copying. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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