3
emulate(verb, take, follow, copy, match)
2
follow suit(verb, expression, follow, match, imitate)
1
challenge(verb, follow, match, contend, imitate)
1
compete(verb, follow, challenge, match, contend)
1
compete with(verb, expression, follow, challenge, match)
1
contend(verb, follow, challenge, match, imitate)
1
contend with(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend)
1
copy(verb, take, follow, imitate, same)
1
ditto(verb, follow, match, imitate, outdo)
1
do(verb, match, imitate, outdo, mirror)
1
do like(verb, expression, follow, challenge, match)
1
follow(verb, take, match, contend, imitate)
1
follow in footsteps(verb, expression, idiom, challenge, match)
1
go like(verb, expression, challenge, match, imitate)
1
imitate(verb, take, follow, match, outdo)
1
make like(verb, expression, follow, match, imitate)
1
mimic(verb, follow, match, imitate, outdo)
1
mirror(verb, follow, match, imitate, outdo)
1
outvie(verb, follow, challenge, match, contend)
1
pattern after(verb, expression, challenge, match, contend)
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