as in imitator
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way
every rock singer who makes it big soon has a whole cluster of copycats
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1
as in to copy
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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2
as in to imitate
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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Recent Examples of copycat
Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
The deadly truck rampage, which authorities say was carried out by a man radicalized by ISIS, spurred fears of copycats and raised questions about how Trump’s isolationist tendencies will affect the war on terrorism.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that’s already unfair.
—Brian Barrett, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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Noun
The Facebook founder has tried and failed to buy, then kill TikTok with his copycat product, Lasso, which did not make any inroads.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
The deadly truck rampage, which authorities say was carried out by a man radicalized by ISIS, spurred fears of copycats and raised questions about how Trump’s isolationist tendencies will affect the war on terrorism.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Park mentioned the case of the Boston Marathon Bomber, in which social media led to misidentification of suspects, and possibly to copycat cases.
—Michael M. Dewitt, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
Its new twist on phishing alerts, though, could give it and copycat criminal hackers one more edge in a fight that’s already unfair.
—Brian Barrett, Wired, 14 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copycat
Verb
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Visual intelligence can also extract actionable information from images—recognizing text on signs or documents, which can then be copied, shared or acted upon.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Over two one-minute trials, the children were asked to stand and copy the whole-body, dance-like movements of a video avatar while two Kinect Xbox cameras recorded them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2025
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The show seems to really imitate life, imitating art for me very often for all my big life moments.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites American culture and beyond.—
Ronald E. Scott,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth entries, was fired by Spyglass Media in November 2023 after directing social media followers to donate money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid the Israel-Hamas War.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Colindres claims that her husband has never been in legal trouble and is a devoted follower of faith.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Carefully removing and preserving wall panels from estates and palaces and replicating them with masterful French savoir faire is what has driven the Féau Boiseries’ popularity in the upper echelons of society for the past 150 years.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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The mRNA administered in the vaccines can only be replicated a limited number of times, and disappear from the body after a few days, according to the hospital.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the team took plenty of inspiration from the classic, trying to emulate its strafe-heavy combat, and that shows up in how players have to dodge enemy projectiles almost like a shmup.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Appleton teamed up with Color Wow to create a hair mask that emulates the ultra shiny hair he’s known for creating on his starlet clients.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Yet absurdist echoes from her onetime status still chased her.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Painful echoes of the pandemic abounded and parents glanced anxiously at one another during dropoff.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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The whales are considered critically endangered, with a population estimated at around 370 and only 70 actively reproducing females, so the birth of each new calf is heralded.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Giving a heightened sense of drama to the occasion, the 18-year-old marked the goal by mimicking Haaland’s celebration – sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes as if meditating.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Soaking seeds before planting them mimics the favorable growing conditions after a spring rain.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycat. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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