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
Testing Cooking Methods Di Lorenzo, DiMaio, and other researchers developed a computer model to create simulations showing them the best way to cook the yolk and whites without losing taste and texture.
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Korin Miller, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Super Bowl predictions Every year, EA Sports runs a simulation of the Super Bowl on its popular Madden video game.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
But they are converted to fire simulation rounds during training, the team explained to Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
However, the authors believe that 3D simulations in additional studies are needed to fully comprehend the club’s complex structure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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Korin Miller, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Super Bowl predictions Every year, EA Sports runs a simulation of the Super Bowl on its popular Madden video game.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
But they are converted to fire simulation rounds during training, the team explained to Fox News Digital.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
However, the authors believe that 3D simulations in additional studies are needed to fully comprehend the club’s complex structure.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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As an example, the Myra Alexander story, the subject of the first episode, is the 20th century African American urban experience in miniature.—
Robert M. Marovich,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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PDFs of the game books are available now, but backers of the crowdfunding can get physical books, miniatures of their favorite characters and more.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The body requires manganese for immune function, blood sugar regulation, digestion, reproduction, bone health, blood clotting, antioxidant defense, and many more bodily processes.12 Manganese is found in many plant and animal foods, such as nuts, seeds, seafood, fruit, and beans.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
5 Feb. 2025
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This discovery is one of many cases where fungi alter host behavior to facilitate their own reproduction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Eddie Murphy, who once rescued Saturday Night Live during a rough patch in the 1980s, rescued a sketch in the show’s 50th anniversary special with a note-perfect imitation of Tracy Morgan.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Atop that challenge was the matter of what would actually be in the film, since Zeppelin footage is as hard to find as someone in the Seventies who didn’t own a copy of Led Zeppelin IV.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo: Ron Bull/Getty Images The back image of Book of Lives features a black-and-white photo of Atwood in the ’70s reading a copy of her second novel, Surfacing, which wrestles with national identity and the marginalization of women, both ambient and overt.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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That’s why this mock is more about highlighting Washington’s needs.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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And Sanders wasn’t even a top-five pick in the mock with the Giants passing on him in favor of his teammate, CB/WR Travis Hunter before selecting Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at the top of the second round.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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This industrial metaverse, as it’s known, refers to the web of advanced technologies like digital twin, IoT, AI, and virtual reality that come together to create immersive, real-time replications of industrial processes.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Another is that the viruses have begun to contain mutations that allow increased prospects for replication in human cells—increasing the potential for a widespread threat to humans.—
William A. Haseltine,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
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Yet without a political solution, reconstruction will do little over the long term.—
Maha Yahya,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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The near complete skull is demonstrated in a 3D reconstruction.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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