Thesaurus results for EMULATE

emulate

verb

ˈem-yə-ˌlāt

Definition of emulate

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 Those prompts and responses then become training data for the student, usually through a process called supervised fine-tuning, which treats the teacher’s answers as targets the student should try to emulate. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Set across 12 days, 22 players emulate the TV show at the castle by building trust with other players during missions as well as building believable theories during The Round Table. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 There are also two shallow soaking pools to enjoy—one acts as a wave pool, emulating the rocking of the ship. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Hall-effect sensors started making a comeback in the ’90s—Sega used them in its Saturn and Dreamcast controllers, giving them a reputation for durability and resistance to stick drift, something Switch 2 owners wish Nintendo would emulate. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for emulate

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This line of defense didn’t persuade Sweeney, who reasoned that adding athletes with expired eligibility would mean more, not less, market competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
There was a time when fall was hospitality’s quiet season—the quiet lull between summer beach trips and ski season escapades, the time when back to school and back to work meant people largely stayed home.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of mean

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Someone else copies them for free and undercuts their pricing before the training run has even paid back.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the past few years, a consistent complaint from Western developers and the White House has been that Chinese developers have copied their tech.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of copy

Verb

Phrasing of the agenda item makes clear that its passage does not equal an endorsement by the school board.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Dell Technologies , Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Shares were down more than 8% and nearly 5%, respectively, after Barclays downgraded the two to equal weight from overweight.

— Davis Giangiulio,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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Then the weave pattern is very specifically chosen over the course of a year, basically, to be able to mimic a real facial expression.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The device, known as a neuristor, mimics certain electrical switching behaviors of biological neurons.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of mimic

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Organized crime helped build up Las Vegas, and a body stuffed in a barrel was known to signify a mob killing.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
In some states, officials will mark ballots with initials signifying an election judge reviewed the ballot or a counting tally.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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