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imitation

[im-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Haig, who co-wrote the “Pressure” screenplay with Maras, compares it to “The Imitation Game.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Imitation is, after all, the sincerest form of flattery."

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

Among recent winners are “Argo,” “12 Years a Slave,” “The Imitation Game,” “The Big Short” and “BlacKkKlansman” — all screenplays about real people doing things that really happened.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

"Children are incredible imitators. Mimicry paves the way to their further development. Imitation is the start of the cultural process toward becoming human," says Markus Paulus.

From Science Daily • Sep. 27, 2023

“Pecola? Wasn’t that the name of the girl in Imitation of Life?”

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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