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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 simulations
Researchers validated the structure using finite element method (FEM) simulations to check how stress distributes during bending.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In the way that adding empiricism, or adding simulations, has to our modern process of science.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
In the simulations, the team first found that stabilimenta had no effect on waves from the force of an object landing perpendicular to the web or hitting it from the side toward the center.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown that making these changes can trigger coronal rain in simulations.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Determining inclusion in the 13% To assess organizational alignment, EDB offers a 30-second diagnostic test based on 15,000 simulations.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
These larger-scale simulations are known as global simulations.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
In a 2021 update that incorporated additional factors into the simulations, DeConto and colleagues revised that estimate sharply downward, projecting less than 40 centimeters of sea-level rise by the century’s end under high-emission scenarios.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In the way that adding empiricism, or adding simulations, has to our modern process of science.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
In the simulations, the team first found that stabilimenta had no effect on waves from the force of an object landing perpendicular to the web or hitting it from the side toward the center.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown that making these changes can trigger coronal rain in simulations.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Determining inclusion in the 13% To assess organizational alignment, EDB offers a 30-second diagnostic test based on 15,000 simulations.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
These larger-scale simulations are known as global simulations.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
According to computer simulations, these differences appeared to help lower disease transmission, reducing the risk of the fungal pathogen breaching the entire nest.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
In a 2021 update that incorporated additional factors into the simulations, DeConto and colleagues revised that estimate sharply downward, projecting less than 40 centimeters of sea-level rise by the century’s end under high-emission scenarios.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulations
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Finally, there were also handmade miniatures.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Later, in adulthood, Alice makes miniatures for a living, inspired by artist Joseph Cornell’s boxes and the tiny fairies her mother owned, nestled in the head of a pin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Following the lead from state officials to raise recruitment numbers, the department lowered its physical requirements to join the academy, according to copies of the standards from 2016 and 2024.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the wake of two 2024 documentaries about Stewart, copies had become scarce, sparking bidding wars on resale websites.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Givenchy couture atelier created four iterations of the little black dress—one original and three reproductions.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The collection included reproductions of uniforms worn by each profession and Johnson’s modernized interpretations, enhanced with waterproofing, durability and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meta’s model leaked just two years ago and seeded an ecosystem of imitations and refinements that moved faster than any licensing system.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Swift’s work with Jack Antonoff slipped into a too-reliable throwback synth-pop aesthetic that doesn’t feel fresh after years of iterations and imitations.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The information was corroborated by House of Heat, whose speculative mock-ups appear in the image above.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Inflatable mock-ups that mimic tanks, jets, and rocket launchers are drawing attention worldwide.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tonight, one of the replicas hits the Paramount Studios runway on model Olivia Petersen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The exhibition highlights over 40 life-size animatronic replicas of dinosaurs in their habitats, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptors and Stegosauruses.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That’s why this album opened the door for all the Eighties bar-band faux-Bruce clones.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Fast forward a few decades, and today Chris and his wife Kathryn make excellent Chardonnay wines in homage to Richard using Dijon, Wente, and Mendoza clones.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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Americans' primary oversight entities—rather than rooting out waste and misconduct—now are poised to be rubber stamps for whatever administration is in power.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Simulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulations. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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