as in simulation
a full-sized model of something (such as a boat or a car) that is used for studying, testing, or showing its features
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Recent Examples of mock-up
In the lobby of the main building, there's a mock-up of the company's first lunar lander, Mark 1.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And once the ship reached space, SpaceX intended to release 10 mock-ups of next-generation Starlink Internet satellites to test the ship's payload deployment mechanism for the first time.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
The look of the device is similar to mock-ups that were leaked online in the lead-up to the Switch 2′s official announcement.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And once the ship reached space, SpaceX intended to release 10 mock-ups of next-generation Starlink Internet satellites to test the ship's payload deployment mechanism for the first time.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
The look of the device is similar to mock-ups that were leaked online in the lead-up to the Switch 2′s official announcement.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-up
Noun
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The training center will feature simulations of places where police, firefighters and medics go — a bathroom where someone slipped and fell, a hotel and more.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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Computer simulations were having trouble explaining this movement of the streams.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Each case also includes a 50ml miniature bottle, a pocket-sized tasting book, and an engraved stopper cork.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary examined her face in miniature in the pools of Timothy’s eyes.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two weeks ago, the project sold just under 3,700 copies, according to Luminate.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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More than 73 million copies of the books have been sold to date.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The fifth quarterback drafted in this mock, Mendoza was a pleasant surprise when watching the Cal offense this past season.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The mocks: He is being projected 42nd to the Jets (by Mel Kiper Jr.), 67th (by ESPN’s Jordan Reid), 55th by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler and 70th by NFL.com’s Chad Reuter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Protecting the human spark While AI models that simulate creativity in writing, coding, images, audio, or video can achieve remarkable imitations of human works, this sophisticated mimicry currently lacks the full depth of the human experience.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Golden Age of great chefs in America was born out of imitation, adaption and innovation by young cooks buoyed by receptive media to get a national, even global, audience.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For a group of animals already at risk due to slow reproduction, additional reproductive stress caused by pollution could make recovery even harder.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Options among the four available range from an exact reproduction (this creates difficult-to-manage text boxes in Word) to unformatted text.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Companies are creating digital replicas of warehouses to monitor operations in real time.—
Umesh Kumar Sharma,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Steel eagle heads and sculptural pineapples can be spotted on different levels, as well as replicas of Chrysler’s 1929 radiator hub caps — a tribute to innovation as well as a direct reference to the building’s original owner.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ask any top-flight manager to draw up the frame and skill set of their ideal midfielder, all rules of creation in their hands, and Toure would be the closest facsimile.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The paper-printing machines of the past 40 years may indeed someday be completely discontinued, but the necessity to send facsimiles of documents lives on.—
Tamsin Gable,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock-up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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