imitative
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That was great advice because it was a book that I’d written very much out of imitative aspiration, imitating Joyce and Hemingway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Mulligan is so good here that she lays bare some of her co-star’s more studied artifice, including a few overly imitative Bernstein-isms and some affectedly nasal vocal delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
The research also details potential breakthroughs in specific areas, including pump-jet propulsion and internal quieting devices, based on "imitative innovation" of Russian technology.
From Reuters ● Oct. 9, 2023
“It was shown to improve functional hand use, early written communication skills, social skills and comprehension,” Rickson and McFerran wrote, as well as “head posturing, in-seat behavior” and to “increase interactions and imitative behavior.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2022
I knew it must have been a trick she had taught him, or imitative rodent behavior.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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