simulator
noun
sim·u·la·tor
ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər 
: one that simulates
especially
: a device that enables the operator to reproduce or represent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance
Examples of simulator in a Sentence
a flight simulator used by pilots
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New to Taste of Oak Brook this year is a golf simulator that offers a chance to win $2,500 for a hole in one, and prizes of a round of golf for four people at the Oak Brook Golf Club along with a 2027 membership to the village’s Bath & Tennis Club for a closest-to-the hole competition.
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Several things caught the Cup drivers by surprise Friday, including the fact that the true lap times weren’t as fast as times produced on the course simulators.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
In preparation for the aircraft’s arrival next year, Qantas pilots have commenced training on Australia’s first A350 simulator in Sydney and with British Airways in the UK.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators.
—Jenna Thompson
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
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Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Several things caught the Cup drivers by surprise Friday, including the fact that the true lap times weren’t as fast as times produced on the course simulators.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
In preparation for the aircraft’s arrival next year, Qantas pilots have commenced training on Australia’s first A350 simulator in Sydney and with British Airways in the UK.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Sandlot Social softly opened this week, offering cheap drinks, beer pong, putt-putt and — perhaps most notably — 10 baseball simulators.
—Jenna Thompson
june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for simulator
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“Simulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulator. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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simulator
noun
sim·u·la·tor
ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt-ər
: one that simulates
especially
: a device that enables the operator to experience under test conditions events similar to those likely to occur in a real situation
Medical Definition
simulator
noun
sim·u·la·tor
ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt-ər
: a device that enables the operator to reproduce or represent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance
a driving simulator used to study behavior in highway emergencies
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