as in simulation
a full-sized model of something (such as a boat or a car) that is used for studying, testing, or showing its features
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Recent Examples of mock-up
The areas range from calming spaces with dimmable lighting, soft furniture, and tactical games to interactive experiences with mock-up aircraft and jetways to prepare travelers for actual air travel.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
In the lobby of the main building, there's a mock-up of the company's first lunar lander, Mark 1.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And once the ship reached space, SpaceX intended to release 10 mock-ups of next-generation Starlink Internet satellites to test the ship's payload deployment mechanism for the first time.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
In the lobby of the main building, there's a mock-up of the company's first lunar lander, Mark 1.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
The format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.
—Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
And once the ship reached space, SpaceX intended to release 10 mock-ups of next-generation Starlink Internet satellites to test the ship's payload deployment mechanism for the first time.
—Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-up
Noun
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The simulations revealed that around 14% of these bodies are formed in pairs or triplets with separations around seven to 15 times the distance between the sun and Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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By replicating real-world crisis scenarios, these simulations give responders a low-risk space to practice decision-making, communication, and emotional regulation.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the prehistoric feline’s size would have been akin to—or even smaller than—these modern miniatures.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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No pieces of Pride Rock, no fiberglass miniature of a canyon.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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So pack your bags, pick up that worn copy of your favorite Austen classic, and set out on an adventure that would make even Lizzie Bennet proud.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Researchers in Pompeii have revealed that a painting initially thought to be a copy, hanging in a local church, is in fact an original work that went missing, by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, reports ANSA.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Baltimore native is one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, thus some NBA mock drafts project him as a lottery pick this summer.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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LeBron was angered and took to social media this week when ESPN’s NBA mock draft excluded Bronny from this summer’s draft and projected him instead for the 2025 draft.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Heat have done a very credible imitation of the Washington Generals recently.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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While this research is an important first step, future research will need to expand these datasets, use satellite tracking to follow potential neonate movement, and explore whether other environmental factors, such as deep-sea features or seasonal cycles, play a role in whale shark reproduction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The exhibition at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex through Saturday, April 19, features reproductions rather than original artworks.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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One approach would be to ramp up artificial neural networks to the level of being an exact replica of a human brain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mark Rober, who has over 65 million subscribers on YouTube, tested the vehicle's autonomous cameras by driving at a screen with an exact replica of the road behind it, in the style of a Looney Tunes sketch.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Doubles, shadows, and watchers; facsimiles, dead ringers, and twins — Russian-literature majors, this season’s for you!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The ultimate facsimile of the invigorating classic is on heavy rotation at Stella.—
Brad Japhe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock-up. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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