as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Recent Examples of simulates
The Tutor simulates real dialogue, letting learners practice speaking, ask questions, and get instant feedback at their own pace.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The club also simulates the decision-making process of a real hedge fund with its Student Fund project.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Across the room, a tube is hooked up to another dummy and connected to a machine that simulates bleeding.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The design simulates some key aspects of human perception and behavior, says Daniel Cervone, a professor of psychology specializing in personality theory at the University of Illinois Chicago.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
But solipsistic efficiency simulates energy through perception.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This was done through a method called ‘ab initio molecular dynamics’, which simulates atomic and electronic behavior based on fundamental principles of physics.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
That digital component of the machine simulates the light pulse interactions that would have occurred and then translates the information back into the optical portion of the system.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The club also simulates the decision-making process of a real hedge fund with its Student Fund project.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Across the room, a tube is hooked up to another dummy and connected to a machine that simulates bleeding.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The design simulates some key aspects of human perception and behavior, says Daniel Cervone, a professor of psychology specializing in personality theory at the University of Illinois Chicago.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
But solipsistic efficiency simulates energy through perception.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
This was done through a method called ‘ab initio molecular dynamics’, which simulates atomic and electronic behavior based on fundamental principles of physics.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025
That digital component of the machine simulates the light pulse interactions that would have occurred and then translates the information back into the optical portion of the system.
—Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulates
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The label is applied when a teen pretends or forces himself to present in this way just to win the romantic attention of the young women around him.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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The lies begin as soon as Max encounters Guillermo, an arrogant nepo baby who blamed him for Ane’s death but now pretends to accept his apology.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dane revealed that he was diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that affects the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, in April.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jones could keep operating his platform even while facing direct collection efforts, which affects employees, vendors, and business partners caught in the crossfire.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Simulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulates. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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