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pattern after

VERB
emulate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
follow suit imitate mimic mirror
STRONG
challenge compete contend ditto do follow outvie rival
WEAK
compete with contend with do like follow in footsteps follow the example of go like make like rivalize take after vie with
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect
VERB
imitate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act like ape assume duplicate echo emulate impersonate mimic mirror mock pretend replicate reproduce resemble simulate
STRONG
Xerox affect borrow burlesque caricature clone copy counterfeit ditto falsify feign follow forge match mime parallel parody personate reduplicate reflect repeat sham spoof travesty
WEAK
be like carbon do like do likewise follow in footsteps follow suit look like model after play a part put on send up take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
differ tell the truth
STRONG
disregard
WEAK
be original clash oppose reverse
VERB
take after
Synonyms
WEAK
act like be like copy ditto do like follow follow in the footsteps of follow suit follow the example of imitate inherit look like make like mimic mirror rival

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U.S. rates markets were moving from acute escalation risk toward a cautious holding pattern after the U.S.-Iran cease-fire, but confidence in durability remains limited, the strategists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Home Construction ETF gained 3%, completing a bullish morning star pattern after a 16% correction from an earlier peak in September.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

In an interview, CEO Ed Bastian said that while bookings are expected to follow a seasonal pattern after the Labor Day holiday in September when kids return to school and overall demand remains "quite strong."

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2023

Aunt Vi is just a straight pattern after my mother.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

The correspondence lost its argumentative edge and shifted back to an elegiac, still-life pattern after 1820.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis