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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
a simulated leopard skin rug
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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the simulated friendliness in public of two politicians who can't stand each other in private
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as in pretended
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Recent Examples of simulated
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The students are taught to understand medical systems before entering clinical roles by practicing documentation in simulated environments.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The island has been under growing pressure from Beijing, which encircled it last week in a large-scale military exercise that simulated a blockade.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
In 2019, Kasieczka and his collaborators announced the LHC Olympics 2020, a contest in which participants submitted algorithms to find anomalous events in three sets of (simulated) LHC data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
The students are taught to understand medical systems before entering clinical roles by practicing documentation in simulated environments.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Oscar-winning actress later simulated shooting a ping-pong ball out of herself.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The island has been under growing pressure from Beijing, which encircled it last week in a large-scale military exercise that simulated a blockade.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulated
Adjective
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My favorite aspect of the hoody is the strategic mix of materials—breathable fleece under my arms and panels made from synthetic insulation packed between two layers of air-permeable face fabric on my chest, back, and top of my arms.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
16 Feb. 2026
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In India, for example, synthetic rubber consumption recently grew by 15–20% per year, driving isoprene demand.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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During the test, teams will run through the full range of operations that would take place on launch day, including loading the SLS rocket with 700,000 gallons cryogenic liquid propellant that is later drained and conducting a mock countdown.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kids will have a blast at the Seaport Museum next door, especially when exploring the mock-village section and tall-mast whaling ship.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then, an experimenter presented the bonobo with two empty, transparent cups and pretended to pour juice from an empty pitcher into each cup.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Korea’s Kim Seon-yeong and Sweden’s Isabella Wranå pretended their brooms were air guitars.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lined up for a July launch is the Adidas Adimule in a black-and-white faux fur cow print.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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It's crafted from a PP cotton, soft faux-fur corduroy material.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As Derya and Aziz’s hypocrisies, as upper-class intellectuals, are increasingly brought to the fore, Namal and Biçer’s conversational performances grow haggard and strained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gregg Phillips, an associate administrator at FEMA, said at a hearing this week that its disaster relief fund has sufficient balances to continue emergency response activities during a shutdown, but would become seriously strained in the event of a catastrophic disaster.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Putin also assumed that a multipolar world would free him from American interference.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Without that data, the BLS assumed that no price increases had taken place during the month for most categories of goods and services.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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This cake requires a fine balance of enough food dye for a vibrant interior without making the cake taste artificial.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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Its co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei has promised a clearer focus on the safety of the better-than-human technology called artificial general intelligence that both San Francisco firms aimed to build.—
Matt O'Brien,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The agency allegedly used Bank of America accounts to lure young women with fake modeling offers, while financial records suggest the bank was aware of these suspicious connections, according to plaintiff’s claims.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some guests got very into it—one adopted a fake British accent for the duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Simulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulated. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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