EMULATOR Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

emulator

noun

Definition of emulator

as in ape

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Recent Examples of emulator The only more surprising emulator news would be if NESticle somehow rose from the dead. — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026 In one experiment, the developer Anthropic prompted its AI, Claude, to play Pokémon Red on a Game Boy emulator, and found that Claude was extremely bad at the game. — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 The Playback app isn’t just an emulator shell, either. — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025 This emulator can also account for how predictions will shift if parameters are merely tweaked by tiny amounts. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emulator

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Noun

And Millie Bobby Brown echoed a similar sentiment on her story, sharing Hottle's memorable shot holding a handmade King Kong doll up to the giant ape.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 July 2026
The movie pits the two monsters — the giant dinosaur-like being Godzilla and gigantic ape King Kong — against each other as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Definition of ape

Noun

Some investors, though, expressed skepticism on a conference call Monday that Specs will break through in a crowded industry where some of the company’s competitors, like Meta, have a lot more resources.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Past research has shown that new closers have superior velocity and strikeout rate than their competitors, but unfortunately those metrics are in flux for Smith and Winn.

— Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of competitor

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Guest stars included Mel Blanc as the voice of a parrot, a young Kurt Russell, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Don Rickles, and the band the Wellingtons.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
The disruptive bird was later identified as a blue-and-yellow macaw, one of the largest parrot species in the world.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of parrot

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Mayor Shiro Suzuki said that while some countries argue the possession of nuclear weapons helps deter potential attackers, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had demonstrated that humans can cross the line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
The vulnerability was quickly patched, but the attackers were never publicly identified.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacker

Noun

The ceremony ultimately went ahead with an Elvis impersonator officiating as Kacie wore a white dress and white cowboy hat.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
These impersonators and scammers tie into a broader issue regarding how AI-generation tools are being used to enable cybercriminals.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of impersonator

Noun

So what better place to fight off alien invaders in a battle that would go on to define the following decade’s worth of blockbusters?

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
The book recounts the Russian attack on the town through the eyes of a magical forest spirit who protects it, summoning floodwaters and winds to drive away the invaders.

— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of invader

Noun

The latter line, in its phrasing and melody and even the musical tone of its words, is an almost perfect mimic of Santa Claus asking Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide his sleigh.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
In design reviews, require product owners to specify which consumer or internal patterns the new workflow mimics; adjust UI labels and steps to match those mental models.

— Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of mimic

Noun

Far from stabilizing Lebanon, the multinational forces soon became targets and combatants in the widening war.

— KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Maybe it’s supposed to end this way — as admirers who became combatants, who bonded as only emperors can, then became close.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of combatant

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