as in reproduction
something that is made to look exactly like something else
challenged me to tell the real roses from the silk imitations
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
the stage production uses only imitation diamonds, as real gems would be prohibitively expensive
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Recent Examples of imitation
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026
China’s gaming studios, led by miHoYo (Genshin Impact), Tencent, and NetEase, are producing globally successful titles that no longer look or feel like imitations.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 7 May 2026
The wings on either side of the knot are what came before and what came after, models for what Jefferson wrote and imitations of it.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That task had required demolition and repression, imitation and invention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Every artist knows there is an absolute divide between inspiration and imitation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026
China’s gaming studios, led by miHoYo (Genshin Impact), Tencent, and NetEase, are producing globally successful titles that no longer look or feel like imitations.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 7 May 2026
The wings on either side of the knot are what came before and what came after, models for what Jefferson wrote and imitations of it.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
That task had required demolition and repression, imitation and invention.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitation
Noun
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Another painting in the cycle had been replaced by a yellowing photographic reproduction.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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The stigma tied to conditions framed primarily around reproduction—especially those that are often misdiagnosed or undertreated—can also affect a patient's mental health over time.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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According to Briggs, after an officer took off his shirt in a faux striptease during a dance-off for a raffle prize, Kennedy put dollar bills in the officer’s pockets then took a bow — which Briggs said elicited cheers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The interior wipes clean, in the event of spills during transit, and the exterior is composed of a chic faux leather that’s waterproof and durable.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Destinee Adams wrote the copy for this piece.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
13 May 2026
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Ability to quickly attach physical copies of your work to your records.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this year, Target was one of the first national retailers to raise the wellness bar by banning all cereals made with synthetic dyes and colors from its shelves.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Target will also carry a Froot Loops Wild Berry cereal made without certified synthetic colors.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
18 May 2026
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That, of course, is the same plate seen on the show, and the same one on the Volo Museum's replica.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Adult shirts are £85 for replicas, £12o for authentic cuts (closer to what players wear in games), and £130 for the authentic long sleeve version.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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While in space, Ship is expected to deploy 22 dummy Starlink satellites — a large increase from the eight or 10 simulated payloads on previous flights.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Who or what is this simulated girlfriend experience that has seemingly overridden Nikki, and where is the genuine article?—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The bot-detection firm Cyabra analyzed seven days of activity around the ad and determined that 15 percent of the TikTok accounts commenting on it were fake but had created a disproportionately large percentage of the uproar.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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To return the favor, Graham proposes a fake dating scheme with Wells to make her crush, singer Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), jealous.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The jeers were not heard at home thanks to the sound-selecting tech that replaces the boos with artificial cheers.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Imitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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