Thesaurus results for SIMULATING

simulating

verb

Definition of simulating next

present participle of simulate

as in pretending

to present a false appearance of cosmetics that simulate a suntan

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of simulating His findings reflect the experience of the company’s Frontier Red Team, a group of 15 Anthropic employees tasked with challenging cybersecurity by simulating adversarial attacks. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026 The cell also passed nail penetration tests, simulating an internal short circuit, with complete structural integrity. —

New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026 Montpelier’s National Oregon/California Trail Center also offers a wagon train experience, simulating the experience of 1850s travelers. —

Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The first modern computers used analog systems, which were especially useful for solving problems and simulating dynamic systems in real time. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Finance can also use AI to improve forecasting—and to develop predictive forecasts—not only by generating new scenarios but simulating them, too, Mittal says. —

NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 She and her son are seen posing in front of a mirror together, before Spears begins speaking in an English accent and seemingly simulating a humping motion while wearing tight shorts and a top that exposes her midsection. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 In her experiment, McPherson and colleagues created a set-up holding human, mice and pig sperm cells in one part of the compartment and egg cells in the other, divided by a thin channel simulating the female reproductive tract. —

Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Flight directors train along with the astronauts for many different scenarios, with a recent exercise simulating a fire on board the spacecraft just before entry interface. —

Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulating

Verb

In the office a week later, Jones continued pacing back and forth in the warehouse, pretending to be in a war movie while Buckley was in the hallway, calling the police.

— Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Kingston police launched an investigation last week after the Silver Lake Regional High School employee, whose name was not released, was allegedly seen having conversations with a social media streamer pretending to be a young girl.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026