as in miniatures
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 simulations
However, a big limitation of this study is that its findings come from advanced simulations, and real-world materials may introduce additional complexities.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Visitors to his site have run tens of thousands of simulations, which right now put the odds of a Democratic freeze-out at about 17% to 20%.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Scientists predicted the existence of the mineral within Earth based on laboratory simulations of the intense pressures of the mantle (inspired by Ringwood’s experiments).
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Political data guru Paul Mitchell, who has been running primary election simulations, pegs the chances of a Democratic lockout at 20%.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Using computer simulations to model the breakup in detail, Jiao's team found that Saturn's tidal forces would have preferentially stripped away the moon's icy mantle while leaving much of its rocky core intact.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Goldman noted that its unemployment projections align closely with simulations run through the Federal Reserve’s own FRB/US model, lending additional credibility to the estimates.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
For the next two weeks, the Artemis 2 astronauts will continue training and preparing for the mission, including conducting simulations, reviewing flight procedures, exercising and getting medical checkouts, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That error has been fixed both in past and future simulations.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Visitors to his site have run tens of thousands of simulations, which right now put the odds of a Democratic freeze-out at about 17% to 20%.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Scientists predicted the existence of the mineral within Earth based on laboratory simulations of the intense pressures of the mantle (inspired by Ringwood’s experiments).
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Political data guru Paul Mitchell, who has been running primary election simulations, pegs the chances of a Democratic lockout at 20%.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Using computer simulations to model the breakup in detail, Jiao's team found that Saturn's tidal forces would have preferentially stripped away the moon's icy mantle while leaving much of its rocky core intact.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Goldman noted that its unemployment projections align closely with simulations run through the Federal Reserve’s own FRB/US model, lending additional credibility to the estimates.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
For the next two weeks, the Artemis 2 astronauts will continue training and preparing for the mission, including conducting simulations, reviewing flight procedures, exercising and getting medical checkouts, according to NASA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That error has been fixed both in past and future simulations.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulations
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By the time it was completed in 1935, about 100 people had worked on the Fairy Castle — which contained more than 1,500 miniatures and cost nearly $500,000.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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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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Bully sold a strong 56,000 physical copies in its first week and logged over 98 million on-demand streams in the same period.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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Investigators got copies of text messages between the source and Guo that included his plans and information about the targets.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, Banksy created his own merchandising business named Off the Wall so the public could buy reproductions of his work.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the intersection of these meanings is a question about the intimate reproductions of culture, how it’s passed between mentor and mentee, parent and child.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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But other times musicians are targeted with loose imitations, likely based on broad genre presets.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beautiful people are doing good-enough imitations of famous people.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The center was also designing and testing mock-ups of a lunar lander, which Armstrong — now the center’s namesake — later used to practice landing on the moon while still here on Earth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the mock-ups got attention.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2026
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Already the group has held fundraisers, notably by partnering with DB Woodworks to create small-scale wooden replicas of the sign for sale, with some of the proceeds going towards the project.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Faux-chrome hubcaps and brick outlines resembling fenders decorate the building’s skin; those giant gargoyles on the corners are overscale replicas of radiator-cap hood ornaments.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
27 Mar. 2026
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Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
13 Nov. 2025
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In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stumpy was one of the trees cleared for the renovations, but Stumpy clones live on, waiting to be planted when the work is done.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Simulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulations. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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