emulate
Example Sentences
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Mr. Emanuel notes that nearby states are trying to emulate Mississippi’s success.
McMerty, of the secretary of state’s office, believes others could emulate North Dakota’s example.
From Los Angeles Times
Second seed Sinner is bidding to win the Melbourne major for a third time in a row, emulating Djokovic.
From Barron's
Others joked that he was a "cyborg" or emulating Hollywood actor Top Cruise in Top Gun, the 1986 movie that made wearing aviators a fashion statement.
From BBC
But what transpired was a kind of tongue-in-cheek muscle-man competition that gave each of the men a solo excursion as if emulating the “talent portion” of such affairs.
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