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imitate

[im-i-teyt] / ˈɪm ɪˌteɪt /


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Unitree’s humanoid robots can walk, run and climb and “can imitate & reinforce the learning drive” said the company, referring to algorithms that train the robot’s artificial intelligence as it undertakes tasks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Even with Kennedy looming over the counter more than sous-cheffing beside it, “The Real Food Show” briefly becomes the cooking program it has been dressed to imitate.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Scientists at the University of Nottingham's School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering created the material to imitate the biological processes that form enamel naturally.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

Am I supposed to watch myself and imitate myself?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

I imitate her with big gestures, hugging the back of the armchair while I squat on the floor, shaking and trembling, and toppling over with my platform sandals straight up in the air.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

The hopefuls included the daughter of late autocrat Alberto Fujimori, a comedian who imitates his rivals, a fugitive, and a business magnate who has adopted the nickname Porky because of his chubby face.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Instead of copying part of a virus or bacterium, this new vaccine imitates the communication signals immune cells exchange during infection.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2026

The company further alleges that Trader Joe’s version imitates the packaging and colors on the boxes of Uncrustables.

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

He imitates not just words, but the voices of people that spoke them.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The fakes imitated brands like Bvlgari, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co, and generated an estimated $1.14m in illicit profits for the counterfeit syndicate.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

That strategy was imitated across industries, making complex goods affordable and helping establish the modern middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Often imitated, never duplicated, a ring from Spinelli Kilcollin is both classic and subversive enough to be interesting for decades to come.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Others quickly imitated the language in that post to claim that brands including Oatly oat milk, Southwest Airlines, Tesla, Louis Vuitton, Domino’s Pizza, Toyota, E.l.f.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

The sea briefly imitated every land feature— every hill, every valley, every plain.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

"Triple threat. Go big or go home. Life imitating art."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The second is that a machine can demonstrate intelligence by successfully imitating a human in conversation, an idea that later became known as the Turing test.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

“We are not imitating; we are a model to others,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

The thing about Spirit that makes it complicated is that the network carriers started imitating the business model of Spirit and the other ultra-low-cost carriers through basic economy fares.

From Slate May 5, 2026

And in the dugout and on the bleachers, I wasn’t joking around, imitating my teammates, and keeping everyone loose.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner




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