as in simulations
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-ups
In-hand images of the new Nike Air Max2 CB 94 Low styles aren’t yet available, but Sneaker Market Romania provided speculative mock-ups of what the new pairs are expected to look like based on Supreme’s March SB collaborations, which is similar to the build of 2017’s Air Max2 CB 94 Lows.
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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
The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But the mock-ups got attention.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
But schedules have slipped before, perhaps unsurprisingly, in a fragile environment where every operation is preceded by months of modeling and mock-ups.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Landscape architect Rick Parisi also presented mock-ups showing the foliage that will accent the ballroom grounds and the relocation of a fountain on the east edge of the White House campus.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
More about the controversial plans and mock-ups of the coins is in the full story, here.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
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
The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But the mock-ups got attention.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
But schedules have slipped before, perhaps unsurprisingly, in a fragile environment where every operation is preceded by months of modeling and mock-ups.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Landscape architect Rick Parisi also presented mock-ups showing the foliage that will accent the ballroom grounds and the relocation of a fountain on the east edge of the White House campus.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
More about the controversial plans and mock-ups of the coins is in the full story, here.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-ups
Noun
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So far, solar sails have seen only a handful of proof-of-concept flights (including a flight to Venus), experiments and simulations in labs around the world, and some very ambitious mission concepts.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Ruben Amorim, who subsequently struggled at Manchester United, came out well in those simulations, as did Ernesto Valverde, Luciano Spalletti, Sebastian Hoeness, Roberto De Zerbi, Andoni Iraola and others.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Multiple copies of Howl, Kaddish, and assembled collections of complete verse lined (and still line) my bookshelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Save every record Keep copies of any letters, account notices, bills, screenshots or emails tied to the fraud.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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These are tender, delicate miniatures—most of them between one and two minutes long—infused with an ethereal, exotic sense of romanticism.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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While in Japan, Luca worked meticulously with the artists to ensure the miniatures were painted lifelike, not flawlessly.—
Sam Mulick,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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But the most memorable impressions are rarely straightforward imitations.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Most people now encounter the world through algorithmic feeds built to warp reality, on platforms with every commercial incentive to keep users scrolling and very little incentive to distinguish genuine interest from astroturfed imitations.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Handwritten Song Manuscripts by Paul McCartney – A collection of facsimiles of handwritten lyrics by McCartney throughout the 1970s.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The union has argued that the language — coupled with an arbitration provision — will limit the use of AI replicas to a handful of edge cases.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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In addition to the photobooks, the installation included a pair of headphones playing Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer, along with two replicas of Andy Warhol’s post-shooting girdle.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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