- present participle of copy.
copying
Example Sentences
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Stewart “concluded that the works contain substantial similarities in protectable musical expression, including repeated copying of the distinctively protectable melody,” the complaint alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
British pop star Olivia Dean has been accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers' soul classic Just The Two of Us in a legal case filed in California.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We can’t just unplug it because it could be copying itself over to other computers,” he told CBS News.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even if it were, distillers aren’t directly copying that output, just using it to learn, like an aspiring writer reading books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Asked his opinion of what the trial had accomplished, Ellsberg gave an answer that applied to everything he’d done—everything he’d risked—since his decision to begin copying the Pentagon Papers.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
