as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Recent Examples of simulates
Across the room, a tube is hooked up to another dummy and connected to a machine that simulates bleeding.
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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
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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In the clip, the pair execute the moves to the song’s post-chorus, before a bonnet-wearing Colbert pretends to choke on something, causing Gaga to erupt in laughter.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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Seeing Laura come down the deck, Cherry pretends to be drowning.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dealing with someone who constantly assumes the worst can be challenging.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The model assumes that a neural circuit exists in each body segment along the spinal cord.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Bush described this as a way to support employment, family ties, and stability, recognizing that reentry affects not just former prisoners but also public safety.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Employers counter that the cost of providing what unions want adversely affects their competitiveness in other states and nations and forces them to raise prices, reduce employment or even leave California to remain solvent.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Simulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulates. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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