emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
have been emulating
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present perfect progressiveof emulate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In his 2012 account, the inventive O’Reilly may have been emulating the time-traveling investigator Jake Epping, who went back in time to solve the JFK assassination in Stephen King’s 2011 best-selling book 11/22/63.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 9, 2015
But he may have been emulating Park, said Jo Sung-rae, a South Korean human rights advocate who met with Gomes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2014
It turned into an afternoon they have never forgotten and have been emulating ever since.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2014
