emulate
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Synonyms: Verb
add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond (to), equal
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If you are talking to someone younger, do not condescend. If you are talking to someone older, back up feelings with facts and never be in such a rush to make your point that you forget the art of listening. And please, no one try to emulate the histrionic, discursive style of any talking heads you see on television. — William Norwich, Vogue, 9 Sept. 2008 Although some schools are postponing new projects because of the faltering economy, others are forging ahead with plans to emulate freshman programs that have long existed at some of the nation's oldest colleges. — Jeninne Lee-St. John, Time, 27 Oct. 2008 I started out emulating Chandler in that first book, maybe the first book and a half, because I was in my novitiate, and whenever I wasn't clear on what to do I would actively think about Chandler and what Marlow would have done. — Robert B. Parker et al., Colloquium on Crime, 1986 She grew up emulating her sports heroes. artists emulating the style of their teachers
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Qualcomm’s taken a few prior stabs at running a laptop on Snapdragon—no small feat given the need to emulate Windows 10. — Ben Patterson, PCWorld, "Hands-on: Samsung’s Galaxy Book S debuts with the Snapdragon 8cx," 8 Aug. 2019 Apollo managers also had no problem bringing in young visionaries to take on unprecedented tasks, a move emulated by Silicon Valley and its obsession with young minds thinking outside the box. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "How NASA’s Apollo program kicked off Silicon Valley’s tech revolution," 5 Aug. 2019 Apollo managers also had no problem bringing in young visionaries to take on unprecedented tasks, a move emulated by Silicon Valley and its obsession with young minds thinking outside the box. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "How NASA's Apollo program kicked off Silicon Valley's tech revolution," 4 Aug. 2019 While growing up a Sheffield United fan, it was reported last week that Maguire is keen on making the switch to Old Trafford in order to emulate childhood heroes Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. — SI.com, "Report: Harry Maguire's Move to Manchester United 'Imminent'," 22 July 2019 This World Cup was supposed to deliver lots of high-scoring matches, with other teams emulating England’s tactics. — M.j., The Economist, "How England won the Cricket World Cup," 18 July 2019 Of course, there is a temptation to emulate the big moments – bottom of the ninth, bases loaded – those kinds of situations. — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, "Santa Margarita National beats Ocean View in extra innings," 13 July 2019 Decor: The furnishings emulate the experience of eating at a restaurant in Thailand. — Donald Liebenson, Lake County News-Sun, "Ruby of Siam brings authentic Thai cuisine to Highland Park," 12 June 2019 The role also gives him the opportunity to emulate some of his black comic idols. — Candice Frederick, Teen Vogue, ""On My Block" Star Brett Gray on the Innocence of Jamal and Channeling the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"," 2 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emulate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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