as in miniature
something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people
—often + of
a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body movements a simulation of the planet's surface
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Recent Examples of simulation
The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Indeed, the simulations found that the growth and gravitational influences of Uranus and Neptune increased the chances that a planet could have been sent to the outer Solar System in its early evolution.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For now, researchers don’t have the computing power, much less the scientific knowledge, to perform such simulations.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The problem was precisely the universal character of Hopcroft, Paul and Valiant’s simulation.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Indeed, the simulations found that the growth and gravitational influences of Uranus and Neptune increased the chances that a planet could have been sent to the outer Solar System in its early evolution.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For now, researchers don’t have the computing power, much less the scientific knowledge, to perform such simulations.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The problem was precisely the universal character of Hopcroft, Paul and Valiant’s simulation.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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In addition, fans are excited to pick up official miniatures to paint and portray desperate battles between humans and Xenomorphs on the table top.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This behavior increases their chance of survival and reproduction.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Not to get all political right away, but every single frame of this series as a whole, and this season in particular, is colored by the inescapable pressure of fertility and reproduction at all costs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Competitive advantage lies in differentiation, not imitation.—
Ayo Adepoju,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Rare Breed agreed not to develop FRTs for pistols and to enforce its patents to block potentially unsafe imitations.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025
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While training a frontier AI model is expensive, running additional copies of it is cheap, and the associated costs are rapidly getting cheaper.—
Luke Drago,
Time,
30 May 2025
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According to Florida’s Medicaid website, out-of-state providers who have treated one of its enrollees must submit five documents to bill the program, including a six-page application, a copy of the provider’s license, and a claim form.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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If a gorilla mock charges (pounding its chest and sprinting toward you), resist every instinct to scream and run.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The Texans were able to snag him in the third round, and many mocks had the receiver going at the beginning of the second.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Modular Achieves Flexibility and Sustainability Whidbey Puzzle Prefab is approaching modular construction in a similar way—focusing on the replication.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But in elephants the p53 protein takes on dozens of different molecular shapes, avoiding inactivation by MDM2, and stopping the replication of so many more cancerous cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 May 2025
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Along with developing a comprehensive rebuilding master plan and supporting the Palisades’ infrastructure reconstruction, AECOM will help coordinate broader public and private rebuilding efforts.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Ten years ago, an N.H.S. statement said there was insufficient evidence to show reconstruction surgery was effective.—
Nariman El-Mofty Nariman El-Mofty,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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This mock-up shows the rear camera panel in a shade that matches the rear of the iPhone, unlike most earlier leaks which showed the camera panel in black.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The new shoe is set to don a White/Varsity Red/White/Gum Light Brown colorway and although in-hand images aren’t yet available, a speculative mock-up of what the pair could look like appears below.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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