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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
The international team ran over 250,000 computer simulations to test this ambitious hypothesis.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Manabe published global warming simulations with this quasi-global model and again found stratospheric cooling.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Conduct regular training, phishing simulations, and awareness campaigns.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Using detailed computer simulations, the researchers modeled what happens when two white dwarfs in a tight binary system spiral together in a merger.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Human expertise uncovers evolving attack tactics, while simulations prepare employees to respond instinctively to threats, making each interaction a proactive defense measure.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What To Know Using advanced climate simulations, the research team explored how future atmospheric rivers will interact with oceanic conditions such as surface temperatures and water mixing.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Researchers can also use an AI agent to generate 3D physics simulations from text prompts.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1975, Manabe published global warming simulations with this quasi-global model and again found stratospheric cooling.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Conduct regular training, phishing simulations, and awareness campaigns.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Using detailed computer simulations, the researchers modeled what happens when two white dwarfs in a tight binary system spiral together in a merger.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Human expertise uncovers evolving attack tactics, while simulations prepare employees to respond instinctively to threats, making each interaction a proactive defense measure.
—Seemant Sehgal, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What To Know Using advanced climate simulations, the research team explored how future atmospheric rivers will interact with oceanic conditions such as surface temperatures and water mixing.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Researchers can also use an AI agent to generate 3D physics simulations from text prompts.
—Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulations
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Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many varieties come in the 18-24 inch range, while miniatures with 'Mouse' in the name are absolutely charming in the front of the border.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2025
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Luminate reports that the decade-old set sold 50,500 copies throughout America in the most recent week.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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One accuser, Marina Lacerda, called on the Justice Department to give survivors full unredacted copies of all case files.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Residences’ partners insisted wood be wood, leather be leather, and plastic should never be a faux substitute because the ultra rich instantly spot imitations.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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And some of the stealth UCAV mock-ups rolled out in 2019 did not materialize beyond the models displayed that day.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In April, leaker Majin Bu shared images of iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro Max mock-ups, and the difference in thickness is quite significant.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the non-virtual world, some have made physical toy replicas of the characters, while others have created real-life plays featuring them.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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While the original pieces perished in a fire at Rohwer after the war, the replicas remain to give evidence of this student project that developed under her supervision.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Delphi's library showcases official clones of famous personalities, who promote newsletters or products while engaging users in personalized conversations.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the eighth season of Rick and Morty, our unscrupulous genius and his teenage companion get into lots more scraps featuring virtual realities, the Easter Bunny, and an entire planet full of their clones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Aug. 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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Picture a world dominated by paper forms—carbon copies smudging under the relentless pressure of scribbled notes—a world where dispatching felt more like a chaotic game of telephone than a streamlined operation.—
Karpagam Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These full-size replicas are practically carbon copies of memorable vehicles from blockbuster movies and hit TV series.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Simulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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