emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
is emulating
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present progressiveof emulate (3rd person singular).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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So far, Warsh is emulating the first Greenspan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Someone who fits so snugly into the beauty standard — so much so that she is emulating Barbie's doll looks on the red carpet – should be above this type of dehumanization, right?
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023
Another option is emulating Britain’s Crown Dependencies such as the Channel Islands, which are largely self-governing tax havens.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
By declining to do so this time, the company is emulating others that have decided to say less in a period of macroeconomic uncertainty.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
It is evident that Miss Sisson is emulating the appreciative Anne Carroll of 1834, rather than her obtuse and indifferent descendant.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
