simulates

present tense third-person singular of simulate

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Recent Examples of simulates Swanson earned the national championship in the Postsecondary Collision Damage Appraisal Division, a competition that simulates the work of professional collision estimators and insurance appraisers, according to a press release from the college. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 This year's scenario simulates an airplane crash into a building, creating multiple injuries and casualties. Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 17 June 2026 The Supercomputer simulates the remaining fixtures of a season 10,000 times and analyses the results to create an average league table from those simulations. Cerys Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The facility is likely the only one in the world that can do full-load, bidirectional testing that simulates both grid conditions and variable data-center loads. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026 Ray tracing is a 3D rendering technology that simulates the behavior of light to produce realistic reflections and lighting effects. Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026 Artificial intelligence refers to any technology or machine that simulates human intelligence, such as performing problem solving, decision making and reasoning. Katherine Lin, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 An Alabama rig simulates an entire school of baitfish by bringing five or more swimbaits together in one seamless rig. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulates
Verb
  • Beauty, then, arises from the pain and struggle of experiencing oneself as a site of divine truancy, and ugly is that which pretends to be directly equivalent to the soul, God, etc.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • The person on the phone pretends to be IT support and tries to convince the employee to install remote desktop software.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The Gulf, though legally unchanged, now assumes direct Iranian strike risks.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Photos of the chefs are right there on the packaging, and the service correctly assumes that their reputations will draw you in.
    Marisa Malanga, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Remote work affects different people in different ways, Bloom said.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • What matters is understanding how disruption affects services, revenue streams, customer commitments and regulatory obligations most critical to the business.
    Michael Campbell, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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“Simulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simulates. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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