emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
has emulated
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present perfectof emulate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The most recent great musician Halsey has emulated is rock star Bruce Springsteen, referring to him as "NJ’s finest aka The Boss."
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
James has emulated Brown, perhaps more than any other star athlete in the past 60 years.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2023
The win means she has emulated her mother's success in 1986 and 1990.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2022
Who — besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series — has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV’s easy-to-digest episodic structure?
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
In a print by Rembrandt, he has emulated, in picturesque and poetical treatment, his famous Vision of Jacob, in the Dulwich Gallery.
From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
