as in pretending
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Recent Examples of simulating
This resolution strengthens the foundation for simulating reactor behavior and assures designers that graphite will perform its duties as expected.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
All this change has caused concern among competitors, some of which have been simulating the new designs for over two years.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
These tools, often referred to as AI agents, analyze vast amounts of operational data in real time, simulating future conditions, identifying early warning signs, and recommending immediate fixes.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Objects do not pass through one another in the digital assembly plant, and workers simulating work have to actually go through the motions needed to affix a part inside the virtual vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This includes launching a whole-of-society resilience campaign, simulating realistic scenarios of Chinese military attacks in defense training, expanding public participation in civil defense, and simulating responses to cyberattacks and gray-zone threats.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Today’s use cases are limited, with most work concentrated on simulating chemistry and physics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
All this change has caused concern among competitors, some of which have been simulating the new designs for over two years.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
These tools, often referred to as AI agents, analyze vast amounts of operational data in real time, simulating future conditions, identifying early warning signs, and recommending immediate fixes.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Objects do not pass through one another in the digital assembly plant, and workers simulating work have to actually go through the motions needed to affix a part inside the virtual vehicle.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
This includes launching a whole-of-society resilience campaign, simulating realistic scenarios of Chinese military attacks in defense training, expanding public participation in civil defense, and simulating responses to cyberattacks and gray-zone threats.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Today’s use cases are limited, with most work concentrated on simulating chemistry and physics.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulating
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Beneath the prosthetics and punchlines lies a story about the cost of pretending and the possibility of renewal.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Burnett learned how to disassociate, pretending at bath time to be a mermaid or drawing comics about a fictional happy family.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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With all members present, Johnson can currently only afford to lose two Republican votes on any bill, assuming all Democrats are opposed.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Players today come into the league rightly assuming that audiences for professional women’s sports are there.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of these actions are affecting pediatricians’ vaccine purchasing directly.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Simulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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