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Imitation

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Imitation meaning

The act of imitating. | A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing.

Example sentences (20)

Milsom, p. 290 Josquin frequently used imitation, especially paired imitation, in writing his motets, with sections akin to fugal expositions occurring on successive lines of the text he was setting.

Whereas the more passive form of imitation as an end has been documented in some European American communities, the other kind of more active, purposeful imitation has been documented in other communities around the world.

Among the seized items are an imitation BB gun, a flick knife, ammunition, and stolen garden power tools, as well as a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, psilocybin (known as magic mushrooms), and oxycodone.

And police found a second gun - this one an imitation - in a bedroom when they investigated his crimes.

An imitation firearm and stolen items were recovered during the arrest, police said.

As its name suggests, Cheap Trick is nothing more than a poor imitation of what a Stand should be.

Ben Shelton joked that ‘imitation was the sincerest form of flattery’ after Novak Djokovic ‘stole’ his celebration.

But the Pixelbook Go doesn’t feel like a cheap imitation.

Daniel Leach, 30, of Castle Hill Street, Queensferry, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to supply cannabis and possession of an imitation firearm.

Darcy has 57 previous convictions including for attempted murder, possession of controlled drugs, possession of an imitation firearm, assault, burglary, theft, robbery, and handling stolen property.

He is facing two felony counts of interference with religious worship and six misdemeanor counts that include the violation of drawing or exhibiting an imitation firearm.

He started walking down Bury New Road and was spotted with an imitation firearm.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

In A Field Guide to American Houses, postmodern design is defined as an imitation of “traditional styles, while incorporating these (elements) with new forms and materials,” usually a combination of exaggerated, curved shapes.

It looks and feels like a plastic-y doppelgänger of an Apple Watch, but don’t write it off as a cheaper imitation.

It’s basically an ultraprocessed imitation of an ultraprocessed junk food.

It’s sushi rice, avocado, cucumber, and crab meat (real or imitation).

Moreover, they argue that such imitation reduces or collapses to veneration, which in turn is “indistinguishable” from worship.

Nunez does an excellent imitation of the modern style displayed in Masters of the Universe: Revelation, while Renzi abides by the same color palettes from the show.

NYU Langone Hospital doesn’t seem to think imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.