Try to be like
The crossword clue "Try to be like" is answered by EMULATE, a 7-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
EMULATE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EMULATE answer page.
Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EMULATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EMULATE, most used first.
- Try to equal - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Rival - used 19 times, most recently in 2005
- Copy - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Strive to equal - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
- Vie with. - used 7 times, most recently in 1956
- Model oneself after - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Take after - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Try - ATTEMPT, used 40 times
- Like leftovers - UNEATEN, used 23 times
- Like some rural bridges - ONELANE, used 22 times
- Like some elephants - ASIATIC, used 19 times
- Make like new - RESTORE, used 17 times
- Like some shopping - ONESTOP, used 14 times
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