as in miniature
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 simulation
For the study, which was submitted to the preprint server arXiv, the researchers created a virtual simulation of the Antikythera mechanism, which approximated how the box’s gears would have fit together.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Something as simple as an employee spilling his drink on a computer console soon traps Brandy in the glitchy movie simulation, somehow dooming her physical body to death if Kimmy and Judith can’t figure out how to pull her out.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
Browne and her colleagues produced it and similar compounds in a laboratory simulation of Earth’s early atmosphere—without including living organisms.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
From meditation to simulations, the crew has been preparing since their adventure was announced in late February.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Something as simple as an employee spilling his drink on a computer console soon traps Brandy in the glitchy movie simulation, somehow dooming her physical body to death if Kimmy and Judith can’t figure out how to pull her out.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
Browne and her colleagues produced it and similar compounds in a laboratory simulation of Earth’s early atmosphere—without including living organisms.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
From meditation to simulations, the crew has been preparing since their adventure was announced in late February.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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Each case also includes a 50ml miniature bottle, a pocket-sized tasting book, and an engraved stopper cork.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary examined her face in miniature in the pools of Timothy’s eyes.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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For a group of animals already at risk due to slow reproduction, additional reproductive stress caused by pollution could make recovery even harder.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Options among the four available range from an exact reproduction (this creates difficult-to-manage text boxes in Word) to unformatted text.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Golden Age of great chefs in America was born out of imitation, adaption and innovation by young cooks buoyed by receptive media to get a national, even global, audience.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Protecting the human spark While AI models that simulate creativity in writing, coding, images, audio, or video can achieve remarkable imitations of human works, this sophisticated mimicry currently lacks the full depth of the human experience.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks ago, the project sold just under 3,700 copies, according to Luminate.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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More than 73 million copies of the books have been sold to date.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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The fifth quarterback drafted in this mock, Mendoza was a pleasant surprise when watching the Cal offense this past season.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The mocks: He is being projected 42nd to the Jets (by Mel Kiper Jr.), 67th (by ESPN’s Jordan Reid), 55th by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler and 70th by NFL.com’s Chad Reuter.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Acton Academy’s growth to over 300 schools showcases the potential for replication but also highlights the pitfalls of decentralized management.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Typically, during the replication and spread of the virus, the child does not feel sick.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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She's previously written for a half dozen outlets, produced Nikkei Asia's geopolitical news podcast, and received a grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting to report on post-conflict reconstruction in Turkey.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The minerals agreement aims to offer the White House an economic incentive to maintain its investments in Ukraine's defense and reconstruction as the Trump administration seeks to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 May 2025
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In a video uploaded Monday, Prosser shared recreated mock-ups of the mobile OS.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, teams transitioning from mock-ups to full-scale implementation can rely on the KMS to retain essential context, ensuring smooth handoffs and consistent progress.—
Sagi Eliyahu,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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