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emulate

[em-yuh-leyt, em-yuh-lit] / ˈɛm jəˌleɪt, ˈɛm jə lɪt /


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Root and former captain Jos Buttler - with 191 and 201 ODI caps respectively - are the only surviving batters from England's 2019 win, but Root hopes this new group can still emulate their success.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

In this, he has made it clear he is trying to emulate former Fed chiefs Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan, who both tried to say as little as possible in public.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

His model was the Bank of England, whose funding was key to Britain’s industrial revolution, which Hamilton wanted the U.S. to emulate.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

Nor is it trying to emulate the high court drama and mysticism of “House of the Dragon,” also scored by Djawadi.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Milkman feared his father, respected him, but knew, because of the leg, that he could never emulate him.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

“You could feel the characters being designed in a way that emulates real-life experiences,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

In doing so, he emulates his friend Claressa Shields, who was ringside and remains female boxing's trailblazer with undisputed crowns in three divisions.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2025

“I think that the craftsmanship is one of the reasons that the humor works so well and I think the best parody is material that emulates the original source as closely as possible,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

Artificial photosynthesis, which emulates this natural process of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to produce valuable resources, such as hydrogen, and it has garnered attention as a sustainable energy solution.

From Science Daily Dec. 2, 2024

In addition, he is continually amazed by how much Maxine emulates her parents, how much she respects their tastes and their ways.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck examine Greenspan’s legacy and the way it’s being emulated by the Fed’s current chair, Kevin Warsh.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

Gallatin emulated Washington’s vision of the road as a means of bolstering commerce and fostering national unity.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Using an emulated target trial approach, which relies on existing healthcare data rather than traditional clinical trials, the researchers were able to assess outcomes more quickly and efficiently.

From Science Daily Apr. 14, 2026

Bonds almost emulated the achievement when he was captain as West Ham reached the European Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1976, losing 4-2 to Anderlecht.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2025

As if to underline the association, the British Parliament passed a Jewish Naturalisation Act in 1753, which was not to be emulated in any other European country for half a century.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

So far, Warsh is emulating the first Greenspan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

He said one woman who ran the donkey rides in Llandudno carried on into her mid-90s, but he has no intention of emulating her.

From BBC May 16, 2026

By emulating epics like Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the live-action “House of David” opens its story to a much broader audience than most Christian content.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

Irsay, the youngest NFL general manager in history, said in a 2014 Colts Media interview that watching and emulating the legendary NFL owners who came before him “really taught me to be a steward.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

I wore it everywhere, emulating in my own way my father's prewar flair for style.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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