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
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
No one expected the first Joker to go wild in its opening; there was a fear at the time that there would be Dark Knight Rises copycat shootings.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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
Experts estimate that hundreds of thousands of Americans have used copycat versions of Lilly’s medicines or similar shots from Novo Nordisk A/S, which have also been in short supply.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
No one expected the first Joker to go wild in its opening; there was a fear at the time that there would be Dark Knight Rises copycat shootings.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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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The experiment showed that the birds were able to learn how to get food out of a puzzle box by copying the solution from others.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Later presidents have tried to copy FDR’s success, but no one has come close — including Trump.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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There's also a more foot-like Sole, for better imitating a human walking gait.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
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Governed by Neptune, the planet of fantasy and film, Pisces is naturally drawn to iconic characters and cinematic flair, and Nyong’o’s choice proves that life really does imitate art.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The manager continued, seemingly urging his own followers to inquire about J. Prince’s criminal records.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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When the Great Depression hit in the early 1930s, Hitler and his followers were ready to take advantage of the German people’s despair and to focus their attention on a scapegoat—the political left and the Jews—as support for centrist political parties eroded.Christine Adams / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Google researchers wanted to see if measurements taken from receivers in Android phones could essentially replicate the ionosphere mapping that occurs in more advanced monitoring stations.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cruz's Democratic opponent, buoyed by significant grassroots support and fundraising, is aiming to replicate the near-upset seen in Cruz's 2018 re-election bid against O'Rourke, where Cruz won by only 2.6 percentage points.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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People begin to emulate the behaviors and take more interpersonal risks to create strong bonds in the team.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Start to emulate a slow swimming motion by raising your right arm and left leg and then your left arm and right leg.Leoni Jesner, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Madrid offers them vivid impressions, warm sun and echoes of powerful kings.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Another key inflection point for the movement was government officials' attempt to encourage women to reproduce — South Korea has one of the lowest birthrates in the world.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2024
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Sadly, due to a condition with her uterus, Elizabeth Ann is unable to reproduce.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the new study, the team mimicked a sewer environment under extreme conditions in a lab and rapidly sped up the fatberg formation process over 30 days.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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These videos mimic content from U.S. government agencies and more than 50 news organizations, including the BBC, France 24, and Fox News.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Copycat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copycat. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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