imitation
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In their own madcap way, Dino and Jer epitomized Cicero’s notion that comedy is the imitation of life, the mirror of custom and the image of truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That doesn’t save “Cape Fear” from being a 10-hour slog set to an imitation of Bernard Herrmann’s anxiety-inducing score, but it does lend a little intrigue to Antosca and Bardem’s interpretation of Max.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
But two exhibits are bound to draw huge interest: One is a full-size reproduction of the Obama Oval Office where visitors can take selfies while seated behind an imitation Resolute Desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 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
He does his best James Brown imitation, and his friends laugh.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
Many of the shocked faces watching Cena’s loss on Saturday night were children, decked out in imitations of Cena’s classic look of armbands and jean shorts.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
My daughter added her laugh-out-loud imitations of me being overly bossy or short-tempered, and her grandma’s habit of asking whether we were on the right train and sitting in the right seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
When the brothers showed the vases to local authorities, they were told that they were obviously imitations of the real things.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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