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Dozens of other churches in the area have imitatively organized their own small study groups.

From Time Magazine Archive

And yet perchance your forest apes would shrink From Smoke-room chat of apes who never think, But cackle imitatively all round, Till their speech hath an automatic sound.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 by Various

Doubtless he had developed his Weltschmerz mechanically, imitatively, at so many marks or lire an hour.

From The Dominant Strain by Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.)

The old Wolf crouched a little but sniffed hard with swinging nose; the young Wolf imitatively did the same.

From Animal Heroes by Seton, Ernest Thompson

A great many horses will jump imitatively when in company and do pretty clean simple work.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault