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
Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
License is what turns copy into creative imitation.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Behind the Great Firewall, Chinese digital products have to constantly compete with each other for a slice of consumers’ mindshare and spending, which has spurred an incredible pace of imitation, iteration, and innovation.
—Selina Xu, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2025
Previous research has also found that children use imitation to form and maintain relationships with others and learn social norms and rituals.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jewelry, Luxury Goods and Precious Metals High-end consumer goods—such as watches and silver, platinum and imitation jewelry—now face higher tariffs.
—Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
License is what turns copy into creative imitation.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Behind the Great Firewall, Chinese digital products have to constantly compete with each other for a slice of consumers’ mindshare and spending, which has spurred an incredible pace of imitation, iteration, and innovation.
—Selina Xu, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2025
Previous research has also found that children use imitation to form and maintain relationships with others and learn social norms and rituals.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imitation
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Six huge modernist panels line the walls, illustrating a boldly revisionist pantheon of Black art through the ages, reproductions of the originals Hale Aspacio Woodruff painted for Clark Atlanta University in 1952.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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One option is to keep Pheromone super sticky glue traps, which attract the male moths, therefore removing them from the reproduction cycle, in your wardrobe or around your home.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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That his faux prayer hardly even touched on the show’s nominees didn’t prevent it whatsoever from killing.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Sabrina After Dark, the faux series Sabrina Carpenter built into her live show on the Short n’ Sweet tour, has been renewed for another season.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Film footage taken of the flag-raising in action proves the photo’s authenticity, though the original copy has been lost.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Feb. 2025
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The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the United States in 2021.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Drug traffickers mix fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic that is 10 times more powerful than other opioids, with other illicit drugs in an effort to drive addiction and attract repeat buyers, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Right-hander Clay Holmes threw live batting practice for the second time Monday, pitching three simulated innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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These scams are meticulously crafted to appear legitimate, often involving fake trading platforms and simulated profits.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Here are the best fake car ads and parodies celebrating SNL's 50th anniversary.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Read More: The 22 Most Controversial Saturday Night Live Moments Best Ad Break Over the show’s five decades, SNL has created ads for some memorably fake products.—
Melissa Locker,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The space station’s microbiome represents an artificial extreme.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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But stuck in the middle tier are 150 countries that must endure artificial limits on computing supply chains that are kept at least a generation behind US technology accessible by the top tier.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Imitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imitation. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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