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
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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
Its drone warfare teams are now advising NATO nations (and regularly beating them in war game simulations).
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Using computer simulations, the research team found that pre-treating Molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine significantly improves control during the etching process.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Computer simulations further affirmed the observations.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
That said, the data from those simulations really are tantalizing.
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IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The Multiverse team also used the output of simulations to determine when to use a simplified approach to one calculation and optimized the algorithm to run on BPUs.
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ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
This is the information that loads the dice for our simulations.
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Achim Zeileis,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The new study combines advanced geological simulations with evidence collected directly from the crater itself.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
This is the information that loads the dice for our simulations.
—
Achim Zeileis,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Using computer simulations, the research team found that pre-treating Molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine significantly improves control during the etching process.
—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Computer simulations further affirmed the observations.
—
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
That said, the data from those simulations really are tantalizing.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
17 June 2026
The Multiverse team also used the output of simulations to determine when to use a simplified approach to one calculation and optimized the algorithm to run on BPUs.
—
ArsTechnica,
17 June 2026
This is the information that loads the dice for our simulations.
—
Achim Zeileis,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
The new study combines advanced geological simulations with evidence collected directly from the crater itself.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
This is the information that loads the dice for our simulations.
—
Achim Zeileis,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulations
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Some original miniatures including the Hollywood Bowl and Grauman’s Chinese Theatre remain in other private collections.
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In addition to writing the screenplay with Ford, Fish designed the sets, costumes, and miniatures, while also doing the hair and makeup for the all-Drag cast.
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The fee for copies of X-rays will increase from $55 to $60.
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The album was tracked in the Northampton home studio of recording engineer Chris Dixon, and sold only 1500 copies in its first year of release on future Matador Records founder Gerard Cosloy’s early label Homestead Records.
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.
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Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.
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The films have spawned endless imitations, parodies and spinoffs, such as this week’s Verizon commercial featuring Myers and co-stars Seth Green, Mindy Sterling and Rob Lowe.
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There’s even a great scene in Jaws when Scheider is just sitting with his son and his son starts doing imitations of him at the dinner table.
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Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027.
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In-hand images of the new Nike Air Max2 CB 94 Low styles aren’t yet available, but Sneaker Market Romania provided speculative mock-ups of what the new pairs are expected to look like based on Supreme’s March SB collaborations, which is similar to the build of 2017’s Air Max2 CB 94 Lows.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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Adair worked with the Knights’ graphic designer, Will Briggs, to translate his design onto the jerseys — replicas of which will be given out to the first 1,500 kids who attend Saturday night’s game.
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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.
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Vital to the Southers’ battle plan is the use of genetic infantrymen, a battalion of clones whose thoughts can be downloaded on to a chip and reused if the host body is destroyed.
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Statistically, Llamas and Kyles are virtual clones in some categories.
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