Thesaurus results for EMULATED

emulated

verb

past tense of emulate

as in came (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 imitated

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 emulated Haliburton then emulated Miller by making the same choke gesture after his bouncing, buzzer-beating long 2-pointer forced overtime in Game 1 of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals — a game, and series, the Pacers would go on to win. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026 Others say the spirit of sacrifice that Kimbangu embodied should be emulated by Congo’s leaders. —

Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 California is often a political staging ground for progressive initiatives on issues such as environmental safeguards, worker rights and protections for minorities that are then emulated by other Democratic states and used by Republicans to attack Democrats in swing areas. —

Joseph Ax, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026 Stabroek News became known for solid, independent journalism and set high standards emulated across the region. —

ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 The layered rugs are easily emulated, and available across retailers from Revival to Etsy to Beni, depending on your price point. —

Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026 This was the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, which was founded in 1971 in Lima, and aimed to create a community, especially involving young people, that emulated the closely supervised life of pre-Vatican II Catholicism. —

Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026 Mounfield’s coffin was wrapped in a multi-coloured print which emulated the cover of the Stone Roses’ legendary 1989 debut record, while fans lining the street wore merchandise of the group. —

Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025 El Gran Combo’s big band format would become a template for many subsequent big salsa bands, and so would to Ithier’s military precision, emulated by bands like Colombia’s Grupo Niche. —

Leila Cobo, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2025

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Then comes that particular way of speaking so well imitated by comedians Armando Roblan and Eddy Calderón during long seasons in Calle Ocho theaters and on Miami radio.

— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Each of the wounded imitated the pain and symptoms of an injury that could happen on the battlefield.

— Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026