simulate
verb (used with object)
to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like).
are simulating
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present progressiveof simulate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Upstairs, software engineers are simulating how the aircraft will operate.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
"In our methods, we needed to generate the data. So our AI models are not simulating nature. They are simulating tree developmental algorithms," Benes said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
EDGEWATER, Md.—In a forest dense with maple, beech and poplar trees just a few miles from the Chesapeake Bay, researchers are simulating a flood of the future.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 17, 2021
Beyond the players, the Phoenix Suns are simulating their season on “NBA 2K20”; the Washington Wizards are doing the same and broadcasting the action on TV.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2020
They are simulating real golf where you have to wait between shots.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2010
