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copy
noun as in duplicate, imitation
Strongest matches
image, model, photocopy, photograph, portrait, print, replica, reproduction, transcript, type
Strong matches
archetype, carbon, cast, clone, counterfeit, counterpart, ditto, effigy, ersatz, facsimile, forgery, impersonation, impression, imprint, likeness, microfiche, mimeograph, miniature, mirror, offprint, parallel, pattern, Photostat, reflection, replication, representation, reprint, rubbings, similarity, simulacrum, simulation, study, tracing, transcription, Xerox
Weak matches
verb as in duplicate
Strongest matches
imitate, paint, photocopy, plagiarize, repeat, replicate, reproduce, rewrite, simulate, transcribe
verb as in imitate
Strong matches
ape, burlesque, do, echo, embody, epitomize, fake, follow, incarnate, mirror, mock, model, parody, parrot, personify, phony, prefigure, sham, travesty, typify
Weak matches
act like, do a take-off, do like, follow example, follow suit, go like, knock off, make like, play a role, take leaf out of book, take off
Example Sentences
Transcription initiation sites are locations in the DNA where a specialized transcription-factor protein can attach and then build an mRNA copy of the gene in front of it.
Mr. Frommer’s call to travel touched a chord — the first 5,000 copies of his 120-page book, which he published himself, sold out almost overnight — and it did so at a fortuitous moment.
Unlike Sweden and Norway, the Helsinki government has decided not to print a copy for every home as it “would cost millions” and a digital version could be updated more easily.
When a cell requires a protein, it generates a copy of the relevant instructions in the cell nucleus.
After ripping up a copy of the bill in front of Seymour, Māori members who opposed the bill and some spectators in the gallery joined in the ceremonial dance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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