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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In 2022, Poles shared a story about the Bears’ draft simulations and the availability of cornerback Kyler Gordon.
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Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This includes hardware, software and physical simulation software of the equipment and processes.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The new model allows for more efficient and rapid simulations of upcoming weather at ultra-high resolution.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
However, newer simulations indicate the trip may have been closer to 2 ½ to four months, Scarpetta said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This includes hardware, software and physical simulation software of the equipment and processes.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The new model allows for more efficient and rapid simulations of upcoming weather at ultra-high resolution.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
However, newer simulations indicate the trip may have been closer to 2 ½ to four months, Scarpetta said.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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That’s an eight-example unicorn in reality, though now reborn in miniature, and in greater numbers.—
Nik Miles,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Her feed deploys the tropes and techniques of various TV and social-media genres in miniature.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ryan pointed to a Model T 100, a reproduction done of the Ford Model T done in 2003 for the 100th anniversary of the company.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Second, how do social groups affect individual survival and reproduction – in other words, what group traits are under selection?—
Conner Philson,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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Building artificial skin with room to grow The researchers initially sought to create a skin imitation that could accurately mimic the three layers in human skin: the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
3 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, Doom: The Dark Ages flings the player back into the dark ages to witness a war between two factions that look like a low-rent knock-off imitation of series like Warhammer — grotesqueries and all.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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Both sets sold a little less than 2,000 copies, while streaming activity made up the rest of those 14,000-plus units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit also contains a copy of a cease-and-desist letter from the attorney of Jennifer Rosell, the president of the board when Muse was fired.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
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Another interesting part of this mock is the Cleveland Browns pull a similar move as the Giants and trade up for quarterback Jaxon Dart.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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In The Athletic’s beat writer mock last week, the Rams indeed traded down in a deal with the Buffalo Bills that required just two picks from the Chiefs’ top AFC rival.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This aesthetic isn't an authentic replication of the time period but more of a reimagining.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2025
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Content generated entirely by AI may not qualify for copyright protection, leaving it vulnerable to replication by competitors.—
Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq.,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 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,
6 Apr. 2025
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Freedmen’s Bureau Courts didn’t survive Reconstruction.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2025
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Before Thursday's launch, ground crews loaded four Starlink mock-ups inside Starship's payload bay to test the rocket's deployment mechanism.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The company will test a small mock-up of the technology aboard the International Space Station following a launch to the station this summer.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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