emulator

noun

Definition of emulatornext
1
as in ape

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as in competitor

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulator
  1. ape
  2. competitor
  3. parrot
  4. attacker
  5. impersonator
  6. invader
  7. mimic
  8. combatant
Noun
  • In the half-hour comedy series, a superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Perched above the custom triple clamps are narrow ape-hanger handlebars flanked by a classic square headlight and a handcrafted cowl that accentuates the bike's narrow silhouette.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ape
Noun
  • But unlike its competitors, Mistral has no plans to slow down development of advanced models.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The ultimate Finals and championship experience, fiery competitor.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitor
Noun
  • The karure finished at the top of the pecking order with more than 25,000 votes, beating previous winners the kākāpō, a large flightless parrot, and the kārearea, or New Zealand falcon, into second and third place, respectively.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • First, pink parrot prints just up against green and gold panelling.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of parrot
Noun
  • Angel Marcelo Escalante Gamazo was arguing with his attacker outside Los Arrieros restaurant on Roosevelt Ave.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The exchange’s security team found that the attacker breached a critical backend wallet system, used it to spoof transfer information and triggered Bitget’s authorization-signing process.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacker
Noun
  • In this case, that’s Sarah Jones, a hugely adept impersonator of a variety of New York characters who, in 2006, won a special Tony for her one-person summoning of nearly all of Queens in Bridge & Tunnel.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • An impersonator may have tricked a Las Vegas nightclub last year, but those at the park Tuesday appeared convinced of their brush with Bieber.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of impersonator
Noun
  • Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, all kingdoms are susceptible to invaders, and SaaS is no exception.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of invader
Noun
  • Made from porous nickel pyrophosphate (Ni2P2O7), an advanced nanomaterial, the memristor senses humidity and mimics functions associated with biological memory.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mimic
Noun
  • The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost regional state.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost regional state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of combatant

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“Emulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulator. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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