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
The team then trained three seals–Nick, Luca, and Miro–to shuffle into place in front of a large screen and showed them the simulations.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Indeed, the simulations found that the growth and gravitational influences of Uranus and Neptune increased the chances that a planet could have been sent to the outer Solar System in its early evolution.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For now, researchers don’t have the computing power, much less the scientific knowledge, to perform such simulations.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The problem was precisely the universal character of Hopcroft, Paul and Valiant’s simulation.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Indeed, the simulations found that the growth and gravitational influences of Uranus and Neptune increased the chances that a planet could have been sent to the outer Solar System in its early evolution.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
For now, researchers don’t have the computing power, much less the scientific knowledge, to perform such simulations.
—Dobromir Rahnev, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
The problem was precisely the universal character of Hopcroft, Paul and Valiant’s simulation.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
Noun
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The climax of this biopic in miniature, of course, is the crash, which, like Sully, dramatizes the cockpit transcript from the real-life event with word-for-word detail.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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In addition, fans are excited to pick up official miniatures to paint and portray desperate battles between humans and Xenomorphs on the table top.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This behavior increases their chance of survival and reproduction.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Not to get all political right away, but every single frame of this series as a whole, and this season in particular, is colored by the inescapable pressure of fertility and reproduction at all costs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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At Vauxhall Gardens in London, for example, Frederick Prince of Wales built the structures in imitation of designs from the grounds of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
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One memorable performance involved an artist who danced topless around the structural column, in imitation of an erotic dance.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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While training a frontier AI model is expensive, running additional copies of it is cheap, and the associated costs are rapidly getting cheaper.—
Luke Drago,
Time,
30 May 2025
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According to Florida’s Medicaid website, out-of-state providers who have treated one of its enrollees must submit five documents to bill the program, including a six-page application, a copy of the provider’s license, and a claim form.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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If a gorilla mock charges (pounding its chest and sprinting toward you), resist every instinct to scream and run.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The Texans were able to snag him in the third round, and many mocks had the receiver going at the beginning of the second.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Cultural Collaborations: The Hoxton’s creative team, Atelier Ace, curates local brands and artists into each hotel’s retail selection — offering guests a sense of genuine local discovery, not mass-market replication.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Chickpeas are also high in folate, a B vitamin that’s important for cell replication.—
Isobel Whitcomb,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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Although they can be waived for 180 days by executive order, investors are likely to be wary of reconstruction projects when sanctions could be reinstated after six months.—
Abby Sewell,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Five weeks ago, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy grabbed back the Penn Station reconstruction project from the MTA.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
23 May 2025
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This mock-up shows the rear camera panel in a shade that matches the rear of the iPhone, unlike most earlier leaks which showed the camera panel in black.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The new shoe is set to don a White/Varsity Red/White/Gum Light Brown colorway and although in-hand images aren’t yet available, a speculative mock-up of what the pair could look like appears below.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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“Simulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulation. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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