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challenge(outdo, emulate)
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come close to(verb, expression, idiom, match)
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come near(verb, expression, meet, approach, match)
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compete(outdo, emulate)
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contend(outdo, emulate)
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contend with(expression, outdo, emulate)
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ditto(outdo, emulate)
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do(outdo, emulate)
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do like(expression, outdo, emulate)
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follow(outdo, emulate)
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follow in footsteps(expression, idiom, outdo, emulate)
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follow suit(expression, outdo, emulate)
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follow the example of(expression, idiom, outdo, emulate)
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go like(expression, outdo, emulate)
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imitate(outdo, emulate)
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mimic(outdo, emulate)
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mirror(outdo, emulate)
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outdo
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outvie(outdo, emulate)
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pattern after(expression, outdo, emulate)
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APASmart Define. (2011). hold a candle to thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_a_candle_to/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2011. "hold a candle to thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hold_a_candle_to/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2011, hold a candle to thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_a_candle_to/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold a candle to thesaurus" 24 May 2011. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_a_candle_to/thesaurus/synonyms>