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
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a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body movements a simulation of the planet's surface
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Recent Examples of simulation
Sevigny appears alongside Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Tim Heidecker, and Jane Levy in a love story set within the world of military training simulations.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Max Sikorski, virtual reality leader at General Motors Co.
Sikorski's team virtually assembles vehicles GM plans to build, utilizing virtual reality to improve the quality, safety and ergonomics of designs through simulations that mimic realistic conditions.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Workstation Tests Our first test for measuring workstation-grade performance is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
After consuming mindless content like social media, refresh your mental energy with challenging activities—read a complex article, take a professional course or play a strategic game (like chess or a business simulation).
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Max Sikorski, virtual reality leader at General Motors Co.
Sikorski's team virtually assembles vehicles GM plans to build, utilizing virtual reality to improve the quality, safety and ergonomics of designs through simulations that mimic realistic conditions.
—Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Workstation Tests Our first test for measuring workstation-grade performance is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.
—PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
After consuming mindless content like social media, refresh your mental energy with challenging activities—read a complex article, take a professional course or play a strategic game (like chess or a business simulation).
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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For months, Bode sourced vintage and antique ornaments, including bulbs, plastic candies, and wooden miniatures such as instruments, birds, and a sleigh.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Other treasures included posters, signed cast photos, sketches of the sets and components, and the miniature of the Galileo shuttle used for filming.Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Selenium is also needed for healthy reproduction, thyroid gland function, and DNA production.13 Sourdough bread with enriched flour covers 13% of your daily iron needs.Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite invoking unpleasant feelings to the onlooker, the chasing, biting and kicking seem to be pertinent for wombats’ reproduction.Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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But this is of course only an imitation of linearity.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the third nominee, Robin Williams, still got on stage at the insistence of Nicholson and ended up doing a spot-on imitation of him.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Whatever the case, a copy of Cocker’s Arithmetick found its way to Franklin around 1722, predating his first visit to England in 1724.James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Consumers who take copies of the popular weight loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide will likely need to find a new source for these medications early next year.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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After lost Olympic shot, the sprint star is back NBA mock draft: Who's going No. 1?New York Times, New York Times, 20 June 2024
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Castle checks in at No. 4 and Clingan at No. 7 in USA Today’s latest mock.Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
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For a while, the show drew from existing material and ran with it, telling its own story more than serving as a 1:1 replication of events of the game.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the model is not a perfect replication of the Parasaurolophus, the pipes—nicknamed the ‘Linophone’ after Lin—will be a verification of the mathematical framework for what the dinosaur may have sounded like.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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The last phase would include the release of any remaining hostages, an end to the war and talks on reconstruction.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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That exploration of doubt in the Christ figure deeply moves me, and the reconstruction of the time amazes me still.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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The four-term congressman, who hopes to lead the state as governor next year, said the screenshot of his top five favorite songs for the year, all by Bruce Springsteen, was a mock-up of what would have been an accurate recap.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The mock-up was the centerpiece at General Atomics' display at this year's Air Force Association (AFA) Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Washington, DC and illustrates a major focus of the next generation of fighter planes.David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
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