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 format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.
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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
The look of the device is similar to mock-ups that were leaked online in the lead-up to the Switch 2′s official announcement.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the past few weeks, information about the console’s dock, retailer accessory SKUs, mock-ups, Joy-Cons, and so much more, have found their way online; the sheer volume of alleged photos and information suggests that an announcement may be right around the corner.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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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
The look of the device is similar to mock-ups that were leaked online in the lead-up to the Switch 2′s official announcement.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the past few weeks, information about the console’s dock, retailer accessory SKUs, mock-ups, Joy-Cons, and so much more, have found their way online; the sheer volume of alleged photos and information suggests that an announcement may be right around the corner.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-up
Noun
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In 1,000 simulations of the same game events, Utah HC would have a 91 percent chance of beating the Blackhawks, according to MoneyPuck.com.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Showing off demos of impressive interactive experiences built with the models, like a time travel simulation that’s intuitive, visual, and multi-model, Mollick then talks about two scaling laws that apply: One is that larger models are more capable.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Fenty mogul personally introduces the new trailer, which went live Thursday (Feb. 6), waving to the camera before she’s joined by a few of the film’s famous blue miniatures on screen.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Feb. 2025
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Many a short film that is later expanded into a feature feels reverse-engineered for that specific purpose: an eye-catching taster of what is clearly intended as a larger work, though perhaps not wholly satisfying as a miniature.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Film footage taken of the flag-raising in action proves the photo’s authenticity, though the original copy has been lost.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Patriots nab him at No. 4 in Dane’s most recent mock.—
Jacob Robinson,
The Athletic,
24 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Six huge modernist panels line the walls, illustrating a boldly revisionist pantheon of Black art through the ages, reproductions of the originals Hale Aspacio Woodruff painted for Clark Atlanta University in 1952.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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One option is to keep Pheromone super sticky glue traps, which attract the male moths, therefore removing them from the reproduction cycle, in your wardrobe or around your home.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 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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The duo initially claimed to have used generative AI that had been trained on the late Carlin’s body of work to produce the special, which mostly comes off as an airless facsimile of the legendary comedian.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
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