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
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a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body movements a simulation of the planet's surface
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Recent Examples of simulation
While advanced games offer realistic simulations at the cost of pricey purchases and steep learning curves, simpler titles have won over players looking to kill a few minutes—or return to their youths.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
What’s especially strange is that, like most phones, the Xperia has filters too — a range of five, including a film simulation and a more vivid mode.
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Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
The company also uses NVIDIA Isaac Sim for simulation, validation, and testing before deployment, allowing robot behaviors to be evaluated in virtual environments before entering production facilities.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The simulation also assumed a constant operating temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for simulation
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
What’s especially strange is that, like most phones, the Xperia has filters too — a range of five, including a film simulation and a more vivid mode.
—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
The company also uses NVIDIA Isaac Sim for simulation, validation, and testing before deployment, allowing robot behaviors to be evaluated in virtual environments before entering production facilities.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
The simulation also assumed a constant operating temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for simulation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
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This was the Davis method in miniature — an executive willing to override conventional industry wisdom about what an artist should release, proved right by the market.
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For Gerber, the miniature serves as more than a nostalgic attraction.
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Just know that some logo buttons are genuine, some are replacements and some are reproductions, so authentication matters.
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Chanel-style logo buttons are sought after because people turn them into earrings, pendants and brooches, though genuine, replacement and reproduction versions all exist.
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The pair described childhood bedrooms covered in surf magazine cutouts and boards decorated with stickers in imitation of pro riders, calling the capsule a nod to that same impulse to live inside surf culture even when not in the water.
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But influence and imitation are very different things.
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Pekec declined to say who filed the permit and did not provide NBC News with a copy.
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Created in 2003 by Kirkman and Cory Walker, and joined later by contributing creator Ryan Ottley, the award-winning Invincible comic series ran for 15 years in collaboration with Image Comics, spanning 146 issues and selling more than 6 million copies.
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On that note, Ole Miss right-hander Taylor Rabe, who has been the Rebels’ best pitcher in the postseason, appears in Law’s first-round mock published Wednesday, but is not on his top-100 list (for now).
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Early on in the pre-draft process, Stirtz was a popular match for Denver in mocks.
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Zero Data Loss Recovery solutions, Globally Distributed AI Database, and Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture best practices support this pillar, covering backup immutability, multi-site replication, and disaster recovery planning and implementation.
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By focusing on legacy component replication, the company aims to reduce dependency on fragile global supply chains and shorten repair timelines for aging defense systems.
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Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027.
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Graduates walked in riding inflatable horses, wearing cardboard mock-ups of Lightning McQueen and Caltrain or, in the case of a few male graduates, only Stanford-red briefs and sunglasses beneath their graduation gowns.
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Because kids aren’t fully grown yet, their skeletal systems require surgeries tailored to each child’s specific growth and developmental stages, meaning a 15-year-old won’t receive the same kind of knee reconstruction surgery as a 60-year-old — or even as a 12-year-old.
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At $8 billion, basic reconstruction costs surpassed the country’s total economic output.
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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