variants
or epigonous
as in copied
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model
an epic novel that would eventually spawn a vast body of epigonic fiction
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epigonic
Adjective
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Nevertheless, the actress recognized that Twin Peaks was a far cry from the formulaic television of the past.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025 -
So everything in films has to be formulaic; the images and the dialogue now reinforce each other to such an absurd degree because audiences are distracted.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To get robotic collectives closer to Terminator’s mimetic polyalloy, the team wants to make the robots smaller.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2025
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These mimetic dynamics play out not just within countries but between them.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The prospect of armies of AI bots that more closely mimic human users, and therefore resist detection, is both worrisome and probably inevitable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Oct. 2018
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These mimic quantum circuits without needing quantum hardware—some examples include IBM Qiskit Aer and Google Cirq Simulator.—
Margarita Simonova,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The social self is avoidance-based, conforming, imitative, predictable, planned, and hardworking.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Not surprisingly, Renaissance architects and writers ended up contriving very similar imitative strategies.—
Mario Carpo,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps because of these unoriginal guesses, Lucky Duck had a blast from the past exclusive clue ready for everyone, featuring season 3’s Banana, a.k.a.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Issues Regarding Ethics And Credibility The rise of AI content raises significant ethical questions, including biased information (depending on the topic and tool), a lack of transparent attribution and blurred lines between original and unoriginal content.—
Angeley Mullins,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The milk is usually condensed milk and/or evaporated milk , but this recipe utilizes canned coconut milk to make the halaya extra rich and bring out the nutty flavor of the yam.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
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Hotel staffer Elizabeth Graves also recommends an evening at the Carousel Arcade on Market Street, which offers corn dogs, popcorn, and other treats—as well as canned cocktails for grown-ups.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nonetheless, the film’s tension is almost immediately diffused by a slavish devotion to the facts.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet in Kim’s slavish dedication to the Jeju haenyeo’s testimony, many questions that arise in this setting are left unexplored.—
Geoffrey Bunting,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Battering ram with deceptive speed (4.51), but struggles catching the ball.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Key attributes: Explosive speed, deceptive footwork for separation.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Epigonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigonic. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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