emulated

past tense of emulate
1
as in equalled
to be the same in meaning or effect what they offered at the new resort didn't begin to emulate the kind of pampering we were used to getting at the resort that closed down

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as in imitated
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior a pro athlete who has often said that children should emulate their parents—not him

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Recent Examples of emulated But, if the industry works together on a transformational model with transparency at its core – and then that model gets emulated in other industries – that will go a long way toward reversing the detrimental trends of business as usual. Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Even Hong Kong, which for more than two years had emulated mainland China in maintaining stringent border controls, has decided to end all hotel quarantine requirements for international arrivals. Yanzhong Huang, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022 Parents and children gathered around the main stage, some of them dressed in colorful outfits that emulated the iconic cover of the Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Natalia Cano, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 From Wrestlemania to Westerns, American culture and its archetypes are exported to, and emulated in, nearly every corner of the globe. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024 Whatever behaviors leaders engage in, those are emulated by some of their followers, whether those are positive or negative. Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Once the studios' back catalogues hit the internet they could instantly be copied and made available to pirates all over the world.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Others copied content from satellite dishes to videocassettes that furnished video libraries.
    Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made by History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • In the film, an unnamed bearded fellow at a bar, clearly meant to be Dave Van Ronk, tells him that Guthrie is at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • My mom is a fashion lover, and growing up on Long Island meant weekends were spent piling into the family car for a trip to Green Acres Mall.
    Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Police checked and found no records that matched the ID.
    John Miller, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Suspect Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper that police found near the scene and that officials say the gunman purchased at a nearby coffee shop while awaiting his target, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an unrelated news conference.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Dated, somewhat, however its principles of dressing in a high-low manner have never been equaled.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Galaxy, who equaled a franchise record with 69 goals in the regular season then scored 15 more in three playoff games, were the unstoppable force.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024

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“Emulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emulated. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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