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
Building pathways for the future The acoustic atom is a like a simulation of atomic-sized systems and lets researchers control their behavior.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The simulations also tracked how matter moves through stellar cradles.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a charming and endlessly replayable new social simulation game from Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch family.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
And its Isaac frameworks handle the orchestration that ties training, simulation, and deployment together.
—Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
The simulations also tracked how matter moves through stellar cradles.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a charming and endlessly replayable new social simulation game from Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch family.
—Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
And its Isaac frameworks handle the orchestration that ties training, simulation, and deployment together.
—Jackie Snow, IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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These are tender, delicate miniatures—most of them between one and two minutes long—infused with an ethereal, exotic sense of romanticism.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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While in Japan, Luca worked meticulously with the artists to ensure the miniatures were painted lifelike, not flawlessly.—
Sam Mulick,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Over time, the theory goes, this will disrupt the reproduction cycle, thereby increasing competition and decreasing the overall population.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Melious will discuss different types of reproduction found in our trees, the consequences, and management of trees in your own yard.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Before Helios, the team built IKARUS, an earlier platform that served as a testbed for teleoperation, imitation learning, and dual-arm manipulation.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Its core capability is a whole-body imitation learning system that enables it to learn tasks by observing human demonstrations and executing them independently with high precision.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Multiple copies of Howl, Kaddish, and assembled collections of complete verse lined (and still line) my bookshelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The California Secretary of State’s office encouraged voters in that position to bring identification to the polling location, or include a copy in a vote-by-mail ballot.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Welcome cocktail/mock-tail and goodie bag upon arrival; samples and desserts from nine restaurants; music from High and Wides; SPCA brings some furry friends; raffle prizes.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Give me a mock compiled by an actual football expert who has years of experience in this realm and done the hours of homework (via studying game tape and talking to NFL personnel and scouts) over this slop.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His immune system, no longer overwhelmed by runaway viral replication, then regained the upper hand and finished the virus off on its own.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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The legislation gives individuals the right to authorize the use of their voice and likeness in digital replication.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Alexander’s signature appears below the mock-up, per the Post.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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With a full colorway of Black/Safety Orange/Racer Blue, a new mock-up shows what to expect when the style arrives at retail this holiday season.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Makaliʻi Andrade, of Kauai, is recovering nearly four weeks after traveling to Tennessee for vocal reconstruction surgery, per Hawaii News Now.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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The goal of the organization, made up mostly of business leaders and investors, is political change and private reconstruction in Cuba.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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