imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
are imitating
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present progressiveof imitate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Twitter was built to imitate real-life conversations, but in modern younger political circles, real-life conversations are imitating Twitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
His easy-going manner is also catching on with his teammates, who are imitating the two-fisted “pepper grinder” gesture that he debuted in St. Louis.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
“The way I see it, we are imitating the sun at the time of the solstice,” said Rabbi Jill Hammer, co-founder of the Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute, who is based in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Macao and Hong Kong are imitating the mainland’s “zero COVID” strategy that aims to isolate every infected person.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Those mistaken enough to occupy themselves with depicting the latter are imitating beauties deprived of all ideal.
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Benedetto Croce
