1
: a full-sized structural model built to scale chiefly for study, testing, or display
2
: a working sample (as of a magazine) for reviewing format, layout, or content
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With a full colorway of Black/Safety Orange/Racer Blue, a new mock-up shows what to expect when the style arrives at retail this holiday season.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Once in space, the ship will release 20 mock-ups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two deployable Starlinks fitted with cameras to take pictures of the rocket’s upper stage in flight.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
This photo provided by Air New Zealand shows sleeping pods in a mock-up of a plane cabin.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The museum has a collection of artifacts and aircrafts such as the Apollo 9 Command Module, a mock-up of the Lockheed Vega 5B, flown by Amelia Earhart, B-58 Hustler flight plans and various pictures of famous aviators and airplanes.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Once in space, the ship will release 20 mock-ups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two deployable Starlinks fitted with cameras to take pictures of the rocket’s upper stage in flight.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
This photo provided by Air New Zealand shows sleeping pods in a mock-up of a plane cabin.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The museum has a collection of artifacts and aircrafts such as the Apollo 9 Command Module, a mock-up of the Lockheed Vega 5B, flown by Amelia Earhart, B-58 Hustler flight plans and various pictures of famous aviators and airplanes.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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