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imitation

[im-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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For a generation sometimes derided for its sense of privilege, there’s a refreshing simplicity and wholesomeness to these recipes built for social media’s culture of imitation and iteration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But this side currently look a pale imitation of the team who won the Carabao Cup at Wembley last season.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

She pitches her voice higher, widens her eyes, and lets the imitation convey her meaning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Engineers at Northwestern University have created printed artificial neurons that go beyond imitation and can directly interact with real brain cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

She swung her long red hair around in a very good imitation of Fleur and pranced across the room with her arms held aloft like a ballerina.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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