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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as in to copy
to make an exact likeness of
asked her stylist to copycat a hairstyle from the magazine
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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
Maya Goldman, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
In 2022, over 109,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, roughly 76,000 of which were caused by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or its copycats.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 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
Makers of copycat weight-loss drugs and digital health companies that sell them are bracing for upheaval now that the Food and Drug Administration has declared Novo Nordisk's blockbusters Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
In 2022, over 109,000 people in the U.S. died of drug overdoses, roughly 76,000 of which were caused by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl or its copycats.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Feb. 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
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Simian virus 40 normally lives in wild rhesus monkeys — and in biology labs, where researchers have used it to study how DNA gets transcribed and copied.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Along with several recent controversies, Meghan Markle is now being accused of copying Pamela Anderson's cooking show with her upcoming lifestyle series.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Munn shared that the motion is a fidget of Mulaney's that Malcolm has learned to imitate.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Younger narwhals also tended to imitate the behavior of older ones, indicating that social learning could influence how narwhals use their tusks, according to the study.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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In the digital age, growing popularity translates to more Instagram followers — 853,000 for Shelton — and dreamy TikTok montages of him.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Chatter among sneakerheads about the shoes not only vaulted Under Armour into fifth place, Curry announced in an Instagram story to his 58 million followers that the shoes would be rereleased in limited quantities in the days following the Academy Awards.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Focus On Replicating Human Problem-Solving Methods To combat AI bias, companies should focus on training AI systems to understand and replicate human problem-solving methods.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This is the allure of an uncomplicated love, a dynamic that artificial companions seem poised to replicate.—
Silvia Park,
TIME,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sequences like the ambulance chase recall the heyday of Jerry Bruckheimer and Joel Silver movies, which Berk and Olsen tried to emulate while putting their own spin on the genre via the film’s unconventional protagonist.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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But if Barnes’s collection is a model to emulate, the saga of his organization is a lesson in founder’s-syndrome perils.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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There are also echoes of The Exorcist when The Man (Neil Sandilands) arrives, a cryptic, bearded shaman whose presence is about as reassuring as Mel Gibson on a good day.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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But there were also echoes of resentment from pop fans who criticized Gomez for feigning helplessness instead of taking action, despite her promising to do so in the clip.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher, Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Among the innovations was Modern Meadow, a U.S.-based company founded in 2011 in Nutley, N.J., that has developed a material combining a soy protein structure and a nylon matrix to mimic closely the natural properties of collagen found in leather.—
Cristina Manfredi,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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In trials, pills that mimic the genetic variation that helps Amish live longer has done the same thing for mice.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycat. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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