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imitation

[im-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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The team that opened the season as the overwhelming favorite to win Super Bowl LXI continued to look like a cheap imitation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Even the brief imitation of Lennon’s “losing control” scream is laser-precise, meant to boost the song’s momentum and carry it through a cheery and lazy surf solo.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The way he took down the Sri Lanka bowling was an ideal imitation of England's greatest white-ball player.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The researchers then used this expert planner to train a "policy" built on a deep-learning model through a process called imitation learning.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

In a perfect imitation of Lady Constance Ashton, Penelope let out a trilling laugh.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

"By registering specific phrases tied to her voice, Swift could potentially challenge not only identical reproductions, but also imitations that are 'confusingly similar,' a key standard in trademark law," he wrote.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

To put it plainly: Julian’s imitations lacked the vivacity that made his art unique, resulting in an uncanny dissonance between idea and result.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

They cannot distinguish good data from bad and their imitations of human thoughts are imperfect.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

This "will help traditional EU farming products sell more in India, by removing unfair competition in the form of imitations", the EU executive said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

The wind had risen and was whipping up the snow in frozen imitations of dust devils, but the night sky was clear and black, with thousands of stars spread in unfamiliar constellations overhead.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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