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as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
what they offered at the new resort didn't begin to emulate the kind of pampering we were used to getting at the resort that closed down
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as in to imitate
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
a pro athlete who has often said that children should emulate their parents—not him
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Recent Examples of emulate
This was one of the details Reiss emulated in their Tillie dress.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
This is Piastri’s first F1 title fight, with a unique set of pressures no amount of success in junior categories could emulate.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The Martinis group has used superconducting circuits to emulate a group of electron-like particles.
—Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, based on average daily views, The Ed Gein Story is more closely emulating Season 1’s performance.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
This is Piastri’s first F1 title fight, with a unique set of pressures no amount of success in junior categories could emulate.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The Martinis group has used superconducting circuits to emulate a group of electron-like particles.
—Eli Levenson-Falk, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In fact, based on average daily views, The Ed Gein Story is more closely emulating Season 1’s performance.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulate
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Some will welcome it; there is certainly an argument that the attempts to imitate Guardiola’s style, playing from the back against high-class opponents with a plan to press them into mistakes, led to some coaches leading their teams like lambs to the slaughter.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In an instance of art imitating life, the film's soundtrack also achieved great success as the highest-debuting soundtrack of 2025 on the Billboard 200.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The company maintains that its system analyzes music to learn compositional techniques, not to copy sounds verbatim.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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These self-organizing clusters start producing blood after about two weeks in the lab, mimicking the process seen in human embryos.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Atwood specifically chose this shade of green to mimic Charisse's unforgettable dress.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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This one comes in the designer’s signature Check pattern in black, blue, and silver plus a floral White Flower Market design that matches its high tea kettle and dinner plate set.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two tickets purchased in Georgia and two tickets bought in Illinois matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
12 Oct. 2025
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Seoul claims the amount equals 84% of its foreign exchange reserves.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yes, that equaled zero targets, but Washington equaled zero yards on five targets and four receptions.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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What does this new record signify?—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Instead, early actors and prop makers probably just pantomimed bloodless violence, at most using bright red cloth to signify gore.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Emulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulate. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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