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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
There will even be a mock-up of a propulsion bay and a composite fuel tank, even though DRACO won't actually have working propulsion.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
To be sure, the snarled cord in Man Ray’s mock-up evokes eroticism as much as electrified expediency.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 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
The huge mock-up of Altadena’s fire map has become a meeting place, even a site of remembrance for survivors and bonding between community members.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
To be sure, the snarled cord in Man Ray’s mock-up evokes eroticism as much as electrified expediency.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 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
The huge mock-up of Altadena’s fire map has become a meeting place, even a site of remembrance for survivors and bonding between community members.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-up
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Training exercises like the flight simulation allow the dogs to better serve the visually impaired who may be in need of a guide dog one day.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The simulation component runs on Nvidia Isaac Sim hosted on Azure infrastructure.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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But where these scores are alternately jazzy and extraterrestrial, his latest solo album—a follow-up to 2023’s Wendy—is planted firmly here on earth, miniature tableaux of costume dramas and tomato sandwiches rendered in pithy pop couplets.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Circus Museum features the world’s largest collection of miniatures—more than 42,000 pieces that give guests a peek into the history and early days of The Ringling circus.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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The modern bike on the left is a fairly sharp copy of the 1040s original (right).—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two members of the Coordination Framework confirmed to The Associated Press having received the message, a copy of which was circulated widely on social media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many of the players reunited for a Boost Mobile commercial in 2010 that parodied the song, and Saturday Night Live created a mock Behind The Music documentary about it when Tom Brady hosted in 2005.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Pownall has become a master at surprise gifts for his wife, recently gifting her a present for every day of December leading up to Christmas — in his own mock, luxury Advent calendar.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The success of Korean cinema demonstrates how mastery through imitation can lead to genuine innovation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Indoors, however, there is no winter to slow their reproduction, and female aphids can continue to produce nymphs all year without pause.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 1886, Berliner began experimenting with methods of sound recording and reproduction.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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This season, Roseberry continued his mission with a haute couture collection that featured replica reptilian textures, protruding tusk breasts, scorpion bustiers and a translucent two-piece skirt suit rendered in hyperreal blowfish scales.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The headtopper has an interesting history, as Queen Mary commissioned the pearl and diamond design from Garrard in 1913 as a replica of an ancestral jewel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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To go from a franchise that enjoyed a 30-year continuum of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers at QB to a franchise that has spent almost as long looking for a failing to find the next Marino or even an acceptable facsimile.—
Greg Cote
January 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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If Savoie turns out resembling McLeod, and Howard becomes a facsimile of Holloway offensively, the Oilers’ development model for forwards will have delivered two bona fide NHL skill talents.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock-up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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