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
Their simulations produced the same result.
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
To address this, BBN is relying heavily on large-scale simulations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Barnes noted that the team's computer simulations were limited by the number and sizes of the particles making up the clouds of pebbles that went on to form planetesimals.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The organization of over 5,500 VFX professionals also gives out awards for excellent work in environments, character design, and effect simulations in television, commercials, and other media projects.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
To address this, BBN is relying heavily on large-scale simulations.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
Barnes noted that the team's computer simulations were limited by the number and sizes of the particles making up the clouds of pebbles that went on to form planetesimals.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The organization of over 5,500 VFX professionals also gives out awards for excellent work in environments, character design, and effect simulations in television, commercials, and other media projects.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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These bags, though miniature in size, are only one piece of a massive trend.—
Amanda Wallace,
The Providence Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Foo Fighters have released a whole batch of new music on their website — in miniature.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Extreme cold can cause stress and slow reproduction leading to fewer surviving pups, but rats are highly adaptable.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Eskenazi says studies that investigate groups, such as pregnant women and fetuses, who may be most vulnerable to glyphosate exposure and research into whether glyphosate might affect human fertility and reproduction would be particularly useful.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Anything that's solid stone or marble and has some weight is going to have more value than a lighter-weight piece or a plastic imitation.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
25 Feb. 2026
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It's made with ultra-soft imitation fur to keep your pup warm and cozy.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In 2006, one copy of the dress sold at auction for a record-breaking £467,200 (about $604,000 today).—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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The series is based on the best-selling manga + light novel franchise, which has sold over 56 million copies.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Before the college football season, Ohio State’s Sonny Styles was projected to land in Denver by several mocks.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2026
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But most mocks have Concepcion taken between picks 20 and 40.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These allow accurate replication of insertion depth, sealing, low-frequency response, and ANC performance [10][12].—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the same way someone like William Eggleston or Luigi Ghirri or Nan Goldin took photographs of people or subjects that society said were not worthy of replication.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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It should be noted that in-hand images of the black colorway have yet to surface and pictured here are instead speculative mock-ups of what the pair is expected to look like.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Landscape architect Rick Parisi also presented mock-ups showing the foliage that will accent the ballroom grounds and the relocation of a fountain on the east edge of the White House campus.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The reconstruction, which was published on Monday in Comptes Rendus Palevol, took five years, according to lead author Amélie Beaudet, a paleoanthropologist at the Laboratory Paleontology Evolution Paleoecosystems Paleoprimatology (PALEVOPRIM), a research organization in France.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 Mar. 2026
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With an emphasis on construction and raw materials, the aesthetic evolved as reconstruction efforts were underway in the post-war era.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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