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as in to come (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 to imitate
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 emulate
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.
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
An envious Cartman tries to emulate Donovan by debating people in an outfit and haircut intentionally designed to evoke Kirk’s appearance.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
All of this is controlled by a NVIDIA Jetson single-board computer, which hosts a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) broker to facilitate communication between the hardware and the software that emulates a real reactor.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 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
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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
An envious Cartman tries to emulate Donovan by debating people in an outfit and haircut intentionally designed to evoke Kirk’s appearance.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
All of this is controlled by a NVIDIA Jetson single-board computer, which hosts a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) broker to facilitate communication between the hardware and the software that emulates a real reactor.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emulate
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Advanced adversaries are now using generative AI to construct deepfake biometrics, complete PII profiles with believable digital histories and even replicate consistent interaction patterns that imitate human behavior.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the image, the president is also backdropped by a city beach covered with fire and smoke, seemingly imitating an active war zone.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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In practice, that can mean running the same queries more efficiently in less time and with lower compute costs.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yes, speed is table stakes, but also easy to copy; whereas feeling understood is what moves the needle towards the positive.—
Tayfun Bilsel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There’s a primer that doubles as a moisturizer and a concealer that mimics the tone and texture of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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By picking up on how humans write and reflect their anger, the AI uses mathematical and computational pattern matching to then mimic the emotion of anger.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The long silhouette with trumpet hems that ended mid-calf continued throughout the collection — as skirts worn with blouson coats, as dresses with matching flyaway scarves and ties, and as trench coats.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Single tickets sold California, Iowa, Maryland and Massachusetts matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million each.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Cubs had tracked Soroka’s velocity dip in Washington, and calculated that a few minor mechanical adjustments plus elite team defense could equal a higher level of performance.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This public vitriol signifies a point of no return.—
Khaled Hassan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The women of #MomTok have been in high demand, and Paul’s leading Bachelorette status further signifies that.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Emulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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