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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
And in October 2025, her daughter emulated mom's rosy glow and undone hair in the same dress at the PAC NYC Icons of Culture Gala alongside dad Michael Douglas.
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Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
From speculating that what scares people the most is anything natural (which can’t be emulated) to advising never listen to a designer, especially a man designer, Jacobs is direct.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Bader sometimes raises his arms while saying it — an action Edmundo Sosa seemingly emulated when rounding the bases after hitting a home run last week.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
While the aesthetics of Silent Hill have long been understood and even emulated in titles like The Medium, the series hasn't challenged its audience like this in a long time.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His values—American values—are the best hope for our republic and should emulated by all.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The fourth game in the series has been emulated for the first time too and is included here alongside the likes of Mortal Kombat 1-3 and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The most recent victory did come with a reference to Derek Jeter, whose legendary clutch performances are something Roberts would not mind if his team emulated.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
From speculating that what scares people the most is anything natural (which can’t be emulated) to advising never listen to a designer, especially a man designer, Jacobs is direct.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Released in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, this documentary shows Swift singing every Folklore song live in a woodsy cabin in the Hudson Valley, building on the cozy cottagecore aesthetic that emulated our lives in isolation.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Bader sometimes raises his arms while saying it — an action Edmundo Sosa seemingly emulated when rounding the bases after hitting a home run last week.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
While the aesthetics of Silent Hill have long been understood and even emulated in titles like The Medium, the series hasn't challenged its audience like this in a long time.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
His values—American values—are the best hope for our republic and should emulated by all.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The fourth game in the series has been emulated for the first time too and is included here alongside the likes of Mortal Kombat 1-3 and Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The most recent victory did come with a reference to Derek Jeter, whose legendary clutch performances are something Roberts would not mind if his team emulated.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulated
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Playing someone such as Cohn, a public and much-imitated figure, is hard enough.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silverstone also imitated the runway look by choosing to skip a necklace.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Barr’s unconventional campaign, meant to make an argument against gerrymandering producing deeply partisan districts, made national headlines.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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This season was meant to be the biggest of Gjoshe’s young career.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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But tension from within the sheriff’s office boiled over and reached the public in November 2024, when then-Chief Deputy Kevin Canty resigned, sent McFadden a harsh resignation letter and copied the entire sheriff’s office to the email.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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State after state copied California’s Alien Land Law.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The researchers found that more friends equaled less loneliness.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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Due to a coding error, a previous version of this interactive calculator incorrectly calculated certain taxes when an income, minus the standard deduction, equalled the ceiling of a particular tax bracket.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Manicurist Brittney Boyce, Fox's go-to nail artist, mimicked that deep red color on the star's nails—with a modern, reflective cats-eye texture.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Uber reported third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization that basically matched estimates.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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The model matched behavior across species and even outperformed the leading Bayesian Causal Inference model while using the same number of adjustable parameters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The data signified a reversal from the 29,000 decline seen in September.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Platner’s former political director, Genevieve McDonald, accused Platner of knowing what the tattoo signified in a Facebook post, according to news reports.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Emulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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