as in reproductions
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a copy of the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
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as in reproduces
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 imitates
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 copies
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
The song sold over 3 million copies and remains in print today.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
One accuser, Marina Lacerda, called on the Justice Department to give survivors full unredacted copies of all case files.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
At Cornell’s suggestion, Gardin’s uncle sent him books by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and others, as well as copies of magazines like Life and Popular Photography.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
But hoping to dodge this defense, WB didn't argue that Midjourney retains copies of its images.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Free Press filed Freedom of Information Act requests with all 15 public universities in Michigan seeking copies of any requests from federal law enforcement to access security camera footage.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
This is the new incarnation of an old refrain, once expressed as the claim that China simply copies everything.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Luminate reports the set sold 9,400 copies in the United States last frame, up from under 400 the period prior.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
The song sold over 3 million copies and remains in print today.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
One accuser, Marina Lacerda, called on the Justice Department to give survivors full unredacted copies of all case files.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
At Cornell’s suggestion, Gardin’s uncle sent him books by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and others, as well as copies of magazines like Life and Popular Photography.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
But hoping to dodge this defense, WB didn't argue that Midjourney retains copies of its images.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The Free Press filed Freedom of Information Act requests with all 15 public universities in Michigan seeking copies of any requests from federal law enforcement to access security camera footage.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
As Office alumni branched out, copies begat copies.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Typically said when someone copies a trend, latches onto a friend's obsession, or just teases in a playful way.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
This is the new incarnation of an old refrain, once expressed as the claim that China simply copies everything.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copies
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And in June, Erdős and Volodymyr Riabov posted a paper that reproduces Yau and Yin’s one-dimensional result for a broader class of band matrices.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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Dynamic magnetism model offers insights beyond plutonium By incorporating temperature-dependent magnetic states, the model accurately reproduces the unusual experimental observation that delta-plutonium contracts at high temperatures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Aug. 2025
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In the second episode, which premiered on August 6, Cartman imitates Kirk with a podcast and debates college students.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Generations of scientists have dedicated their careers to sculpting increasingly sophisticated planetary replicas.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The poster starts by making some chirping noises, which the cat replicates.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The fractured narrative replicates the characters’ fractured perspectives.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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All of this is controlled by a NVIDIA Jetson single-board computer, which hosts a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) broker to facilitate communication between the hardware and the software that emulates a real reactor.—
David Szondy
September 10,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
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Thoughtful details went into the design, such as a grand entrance with a narrowing tunnel that emulates the dramatic walk into a world-class stadium.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company probably didn't mean to draw attention to the fact that Liquid Glass occasionally renders the boundaries between different parts of a window indistinct, fomenting border disputes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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This deepening also has an index in the formal features of his poetry—the ambiguity of his pronouns, the firm particularity of his register of images—which teeters between the mundane and the epiphanic, and renders this imbalance itself into view.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Elinor soon repeats the information to Colonel Brandon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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After that first action, the process repeats, always recalibrating based on the latest available data.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the social media stars — whose content parodies their real lives through comedic skits — the new baby will also present an opportunity for new kinds of videos.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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South Park’s Eric Cartman parodies Kirk in the episode by asking a college student a question, referencing Kirk’s viral debates on college campuses.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Copies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copies. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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