as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
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Earlier, Wolfe played video for the jury that showed multiple recreations of an impact involving a 2021 Lexus LX 570 SUV and a crash dummy to simulate that alleged impact of Read's vehicle of the same make and model on O'Keefe, whom she is accused of killing in a drunken hit-and-run.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
The first simulated a seal moving through the open sea with dots coming at them; the second simulated the sea floor passing beneath the seal; and the last simulated the sea surface above the seal’s head, according to the article.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Among other things, Runway could simulate realistic explosions and generate fantastical backdrops in minutes.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The 100,000-ton warship left Yokosuka naval base earlier this week, while its naval aviators were conducting field carrier landing practice on a Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, simulating landings on the George Washington's flight deck to obtain landing qualifications.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
The first simulated a seal moving through the open sea with dots coming at them; the second simulated the sea floor passing beneath the seal; and the last simulated the sea surface above the seal’s head, according to the article.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Among other things, Runway could simulate realistic explosions and generate fantastical backdrops in minutes.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 4 June 2025
The 100,000-ton warship left Yokosuka naval base earlier this week, while its naval aviators were conducting field carrier landing practice on a Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean, simulating landings on the George Washington's flight deck to obtain landing qualifications.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Scam warnings have been issued in multiple states over criminals pretending to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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And by the 1930s, some of the parties, particularly Nazi Germany, merely pretended to abide by treaty limits.—
Eric S. Edelman,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Sponsors may assume their site partners are ready, only to discover costly delays during study startup.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For present purposes, the Court can assume (as seems likely) that Congress intended to preclude the President (or any subordinate officials acting at his direction) from directing, supervising, or controlling the Corporation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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The ceremony also featured people affected by overturning the ban.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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But that timing could create legal roadblocks, according to Pardo, because the term limits proposal would be on the same ballot as candidates who would be affected by it.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Simulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulate. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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