emulate a feat
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To try to do something as well as someone else, often out of admiration.
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- Young athletes often strive to emulate the incredible feats of their heroes.
- She hoped to emulate the engineering feat achieved by her predecessor.
- The team attempted to emulate Jesse Owens' legendary feat at the Olympics.
- Many climbers try to emulate the feat of reaching Everest's summit without oxygen.
- Students of magic often emulate the spectacular feats performed by master illusionists.
- The young pianist worked tirelessly to emulate her teacher's remarkable feat of memorizing 100 pieces.
- Modern architects continue to emulate the engineering feats of ancient civilizations.
- He spent years training to emulate the athletic feat of running a sub-four-minute mile.
- The startup founder aimed to emulate the entrepreneurial feat of building a billion-dollar company.
- Aspiring writers often try to emulate the literary feats of Nobel Prize winners.