emulating

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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

Second seed Sinner is bidding to win the Melbourne major for a third time in a row, emulating Djokovic.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 20, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

I began working even harder at my game because a few youngsters in Alexandra saw me as someone worth emulating.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane