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
To test this, a team of four scientists built a computer simulation of this hypothetical collision.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Once all leadership and employees have completed the program, the company will then offer the simulation to client families and the overall Connecticut community, according to the company.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
It is being validated, in real time, under conditions that no economic simulation could have replicated.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
And there are plenty of experts out there, including some at The Athletic, which did more than 1 million simulations of the men’s field and projected Duke over Michigan in the title game, with Houston and Arizona as the other two Final Four teams.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Once all leadership and employees have completed the program, the company will then offer the simulation to client families and the overall Connecticut community, according to the company.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
It is being validated, in real time, under conditions that no economic simulation could have replicated.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
And there are plenty of experts out there, including some at The Athletic, which did more than 1 million simulations of the men’s field and projected Duke over Michigan in the title game, with Houston and Arizona as the other two Final Four teams.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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The film also features a car chase depicted with miniatures and stop-motion animation to convey humanoid figures who have removed their skin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Most pieces last for three or four minutes, and the album feels like a collection of closely connected miniatures.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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Throughout, artworks by Lawrence Weiner and Lee Ufan are paired with reproductions of important modernist furniture by the likes of Le Corbusier and Gerrit Rietveld.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
21 Mar. 2026
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When life falls out of sync, there can be dire consequences for health, reproduction, and survival.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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This convergence is not a crude imitation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told stories about their old coach, mixing in laughs with the occasional Holtz imitation.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Once viewed as a leader in transparency, the Sunshine State now charges exorbitant copy fees that discourage average people from requesting public records.—
David Cuillier,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Although there was merch for sale, including T-shirts and vinyl copies of A Good Night in the Ghetto, the complimentary keepsake was just one example of the mutual adoration shared between the performer and her supporters.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to the mocks, Sampson’s Cougars, the tournament’s second seed, and top-seeded Arizona could have three or four players taken among the 60 drafted.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their mocks reflect a blend of that feedback and their own opinions.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kilmer’s estate gave permission for his digital replication, and is being compensated for it.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Many digital services have been restored over the past few days, but the Iranian drone strikes could sharpen focus on multi-region replication and backup options, Scott Tindall, partner in the infrastructure and energy team at law firm Hogan Lovells, told me.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, Polymarket shared mock-up images of the establishment, which appears to be plastered wall-to-wall in news reels, stock tickers, and weather stations.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19,
Futurism,
19 Mar. 2026
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But schedules have slipped before, perhaps unsurprisingly, in a fragile environment where every operation is preceded by months of modeling and mock-ups.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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Like Olathe, Merriam’s reconstruction would be a massive undertaking.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many new startups have begun building custom hardware -- cameras and bodysuits -- to capture nuances of human movement, pressure, depth of touch and human pose reconstruction for their datasets.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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