emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
are emulating
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present progressiveof emulate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He adds that many of them are "emulating older people that are considered sophisticated, trendy or appealing".
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
The arrests also suggest states are emulating one another “to get accolades” under the law, according to Anietie Ewang, Nigerian researcher with the Human Rights Watch’s Africa Division.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Other urban school districts are not as far along as New Orleans, but many are emulating it.
From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018
Now, some officials at those sites are emulating their pelt-clad ancestors and banding together—this time in search of tourists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2015
They did good work in their day, and their successors are emulating their example in the great sultry plains of Central Australia.'
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby
