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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
From past to present, Brandy remains a style icon worth emulating.
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Various intoxicating products are marketed in colorful packaging emulating popular candy brands.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 9 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
The trend extended through the 1990s—emulating Elizabeth Berkley in Saved by the Bell and Julia Roberts' natural wild long curls—and early 2000s, even becoming a focus in Reese Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde court case scene.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The shooter also posted content emulating the Columbine High School shooters, who killed 14 people in 1999.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
When Donovan achieves national attention, Cartman gets a haircut — emulating Kirk — and starts his own debate channel in an effort to win the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
With its left hand outstretched, the robot used it to maintain balance while accurately playing shots, emulating human beings.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
At his home in his native Curaçao, a 4-year-old Rafaela watched that game with his mom, a Red Sox fan, and his grandpa, a Yankees fan, in hopes of emulating Jeter’s all-out style of play to impress his older brothers and cousins around the neighborhood.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Mecca Pryor, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Various intoxicating products are marketed in colorful packaging emulating popular candy brands.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 9 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
The trend extended through the 1990s—emulating Elizabeth Berkley in Saved by the Bell and Julia Roberts' natural wild long curls—and early 2000s, even becoming a focus in Reese Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde court case scene.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The shooter also posted content emulating the Columbine High School shooters, who killed 14 people in 1999.
—Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
When Donovan achieves national attention, Cartman gets a haircut — emulating Kirk — and starts his own debate channel in an effort to win the Charlie Kirk Award for Young Masterdebaters.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
With its left hand outstretched, the robot used it to maintain balance while accurately playing shots, emulating human beings.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
At his home in his native Curaçao, a 4-year-old Rafaela watched that game with his mom, a Red Sox fan, and his grandpa, a Yankees fan, in hopes of emulating Jeter’s all-out style of play to impress his older brothers and cousins around the neighborhood.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulating
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How does this help democracy, imitating what Texas is doing?—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 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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The 34-year-old model walked the runway wearing a matching pink bra and underwear set.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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These are integrated across the grille, doors, tailgate, wheel caps, and inside, with matching stitching and dash décor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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The legend of Stetson Bennett began at Georgia with stories of his prowess as a scout-team quarterback before a Playoff game, mimicking Baker Mayfield and dicing up the Georgia defense.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have developed a super agile robot that can shapeshift using a special electro-morphing gel, mimicking the fluidity and adaptability of the comic book anti-hero Venom.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s a local over-the-air simulcast in the teams’ respective regions, meaning this Sunday’s matchup has in-market listings for Denver and New York.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, overfishing, and pollution are combining to cause coral bleaching and mortality, meaning that a large number of coral reefs will be lost unless the global temperature returns towards 1°C warming or below.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first name on the list, Kenny Omega, was already crossed off, signifying that the first part of his plan was complete.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gen and Val are shown enjoying a brewski in Coney Island, signifying a road to a stable family life for them.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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United fell one short of equalling this 34-game record in 1999, when they were beaten in the Charity Shield by Arsenal in August.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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If so, BetMGM will ship back bonus bets equaling the first wager amount.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Raducanu saw the man during her match against Karolína Muchová, approaching the chair umpire in tears during the second game.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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While fishing off the coast of Thailand, a group of fishermen noticed a massive underwater shadow approaching their boat.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Emulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulating. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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