as in miniature
something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people
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a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body movements a simulation of the planet's surface
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Recent Examples of simulation
The Hustle And an Urban Institute simulation of 16 different scenarios estimating lifetime savings found a retirement account with PE funds would outpace an average account with only stocks and bonds in all but two scenarios, earning ~6.6% more over a lifetime.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 14 Aug. 2025
Working with hundreds of climate model simulations, our team of atmosphere, earth and ocean scientists found that the PDO is now being strongly influenced by human factors and has been since the 1950s.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
By unifying intelligence, manufacturers can run simulations, identify vulnerabilities, and respond proactively—protecting digital and sustainability gains even in turbulent periods.
—Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside a simulation that wants something from you and gives back magic in return.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 14 Aug. 2025
Working with hundreds of climate model simulations, our team of atmosphere, earth and ocean scientists found that the PDO is now being strongly influenced by human factors and has been since the 1950s.
—Pedro Dinezio, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
By unifying intelligence, manufacturers can run simulations, identify vulnerabilities, and respond proactively—protecting digital and sustainability gains even in turbulent periods.
—Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Inside a simulation that wants something from you and gives back magic in return.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
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Visiting with Sunshine, a SOUL Harbour of Barrington miniature therapy horse, was Leo Francescatti, 11 months, of Deer Park.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately for him, that resulted in a ban from this year's miniatures competition.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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The ambitious and sprawling exhibition, in the works for years, uses medical objects, educational films, and contemporary art to consider how design has shaped reproduction—something that seems evident but has heretofore been rarely explored.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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These films have always carried rich undercurrents: the corporate exploitation of blue-collar workers (the Nostromo crew, the marines in Aliens, the kids of Romulus), queered reproduction via body horror, Ripley’s evolving incarnations of motherhood, human hubris punished by its own creations.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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Then there is the cost of retaliation and imitation, as other governments respond and follow the U.S. example by imposing tariffs and restrictions of their own.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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Tim said in one of those videos that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.—
David Mack,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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The platforms, which allow backers to fund a board game project in exchange for a future copy of the game, have been a significant source of revenue for publishers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Tennessean has made a public records request for a copy of Black's autopsy report.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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This fantasy football mock draft will be completed on ESPN in a 12-team, PPR, 1QB format. 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 5 While the 5th pick is right next to pick six, this mock draft had much different results.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The mocks: He’s projected to go in the fourth round/136th overall by ESPN’s Reid; in the fourth round (105th) by Brugler; and in the sixth round (209th) by NFL.com’s Reuter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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When scaling becomes synonymous with replication—simply producing more of the same product for more customers—small flaws can explode into fatal failures.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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That twist has Spock — more specifically, the holodeck’s replication of Spock that La’an, until the end, thinks is the real Spock — be the murderer.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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The Route 31 overflow lot had been used as a construction staging area, and the Third Street commuter permit lots south of the tracks were closed in 2023 for reconstruction, according to the city’s webpage about the project.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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But if not a reformed PA, as proposed in Arab proposals for taking responsibility for Gaza’s reconstruction, then who? Netanyahu has dismissed suggestions that he’s influenced by the radical Zionist views of his late father, Benzion.—
Marc Champion,
Twin Cities,
14 Aug. 2025
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In one shot of the picturesque setting, a row of mock-up hot air balloons was stationed on the ground beside a pond outdoors as party guests sat in the baskets to dine.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Stock image/file photo: A mock-up stimulus check with an American flag.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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