imitated

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Life imitated art when, in 2019, Van Der Beek fulfilled the prophecy foretold by a “Don’t Trust the B—” storyline and became a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps it is because he treated the Shingle Style not as a historic revival, whose forms he faithfully imitated, but as a living language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Guardiola is seen as changing the face of English football with a style of play that has been imitated by other managers across the country.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Although examples exist in the United States, the architectural design originated in ancient Rome and was broadly imitated in later European monuments.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

He demonstrated the exercises of the great acting teacher Stanislavsky, he imitated Charlie Chaplin’s funny walk, and when he was reading about calculus, he explained Zeno’s paradox and the infinite series.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang