as in pretends
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Recent Examples of simulates
The seats move, wind gets blown at you (something that makes for a particularly unsettling moment when a character is shot in the head and the 4DX system simulates the bullet whizzing into your ear), and lights pop on and off around the auditorium to simulate gunfire and other effects.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
The Tutor simulates real dialogue, letting learners practice speaking, ask questions, and get instant feedback at their own pace.
—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
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
The Tutor simulates real dialogue, letting learners practice speaking, ask questions, and get instant feedback at their own pace.
—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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After encountering an old friend, Colette, embarrassed about her friend’s success compared to her own, pretends to be a customer at the DMV instead of an employee.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a particularly poignant moment in the film, Jiang stands by the window at night and pretends to capture and punch the shadow of a security guard downstairs.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Downcoding based only on that knowledge assumes that an office visit for a certain set of diagnoses has a ceiling of complexity, regardless of the patient’s medical history and the realities of what actually occurred during that visit.—
Kenzi Abou-Sabe,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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Too often, technology assumes the material world will keep pace with ambition.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
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The neurodegenerative disorder, which causes tremors, affects speech and leads to motor skills, has no cure.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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IgA nephropathy mainly affects the kidneys, while IgA vasculitis can also involve your skin, joints, and digestive system.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Simulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulates. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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