facsimile

But ultimately it’s a facsimile: a new stadium hiding in throwback clothing.

The venue forbids phones, so it was a joy to see a crowd focused on the stage without hundreds of little screens recording poor facsimiles of the live event.

Masters returned to, if not top form, then a vigorous facsimile of same, or — even better — something wholly new.

And why should they let Johansson own her own voice when they can make so much money with a facsimile that sounds as good as the original?

Any facsimile could never come close to the real thing, in all of its beauty and horror.