Thesaurus results for EMULATING

emulating

verb

present participle of emulate

as in coming (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 imitating

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 emulating The Switch 2 can use this tool to improve graphics by emulating a docked experience for original Switch games, but Nintendo notes there are drawbacks. —

James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026 Growing up raised by her father in South Carolina, Lambert had to teach herself how to do her hair, often emulating the styles of her aunts and older cousins. —

Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026 By emulating public-private collaborations such as Redwood Rising within today’s budget, AB 2494 would generate up to four times more jobs for workers with similar skillsets. —

Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026 Rather than simply emulating American foundation models, Beijing is investing across the full stack—from chips to software to cyber-physical deployment. —

François Candelon, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026 An eternity band, rumored to be from Cartier and inspired by Monaco’s red-and-white striped flag, emulating its colors via alternating rubies and diamonds. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 But Brady understands that emulating his father would work out quite well for him. —

Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Before that awkward post-flight encounter, Liu made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night, gifting host Jimmy Fallon a wig emulating her iconic halo hair. —

Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 That model was unlike anything else on the market at the time, with separate amplifier circuits for cleaner separation in each channel, and a vacuum tube preamp stage for analog smoothness and warmth – sort of emulating an audiophile's full system setup. —

New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026

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One of them was imitating his voice.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Another popular skit features Garcia imitating Hispanic mothers who constantly call their children to warn them about the dangers of solo travel, such as getting kidnapped and never seeing their family again.

— Xitlalic Montelongo, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026