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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
All three types were seen in the computer simulations.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
That milestone makes Bolt the fastest running humanoid robot of its size ever demonstrated outside computer simulations.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That program includes computer simulations, science experiments and underground explosive tests on components of nuclear weapons (NPR was granted rare access to the tunnels where the experiments take place in 2024).
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
But the core is too distant to measure directly, so researchers have to rely on computer simulations and high-temperature laboratory experiments that squeeze tiny amounts of various elements in diamond anvil cells under the temperatures and pressures of the center of Earth.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Mike Sena, the executive director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, demonstrated simulations of reports of suspicious activity.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The technology also gives 496 Fabric Lab the ability to produce digital simulations of how a fabric will look and move as a garment on the body, enabling brands to reduce sample waste.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
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
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
That milestone makes Bolt the fastest running humanoid robot of its size ever demonstrated outside computer simulations.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That program includes computer simulations, science experiments and underground explosive tests on components of nuclear weapons (NPR was granted rare access to the tunnels where the experiments take place in 2024).
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
But the core is too distant to measure directly, so researchers have to rely on computer simulations and high-temperature laboratory experiments that squeeze tiny amounts of various elements in diamond anvil cells under the temperatures and pressures of the center of Earth.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
Mike Sena, the executive director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, demonstrated simulations of reports of suspicious activity.
—Sooji Nam, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The technology also gives 496 Fabric Lab the ability to produce digital simulations of how a fabric will look and move as a garment on the body, enabling brands to reduce sample waste.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulations
Noun
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The lyrics breathe like literary miniatures, gleefully exploring social satire, the fantastic and macabre.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Not your average labor-intensive enchilada, these miniatures come together in just three steps and 30 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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Her diary has sold more than a million copies since its 1960 publication, according to a website dedicated to de Jesus run by the prestigious museum Instituto Moreira Salles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Becoming a pop culture staple since its 2004 launch, Ticket to Ride has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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The images captured by bystanders and immigration agents were reminiscent of the lynching postcards that white spectators once bought and traded — reproductions of retributive violence, tailor-made to titillate and intimidate.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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But Baehren and Carvalho pointed out that these behaviors, which took place rarely and in captivity, might only be imitations of human communication.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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More about the controversial plans and mock-ups of the coins is in the full story, here.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Nov. 2025
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Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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It is believed that twenty-five Testa Rossa replicas were built, with fewer than five remaining worldwide.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 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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Lots of time-travel, mind-melding, skin-shedding, clones, and dream invasion episodes to blend in with the cross-species relationships and typical high school melodrama.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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These unauthorized deepfakes and voice clones of actors violate the most basic aspects of personal autonomy and should be deeply concerning to everyone.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Simulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulations. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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