sim.
abbreviation
similar.
sim.
Americanabbreviation
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similar.
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simile.
sim
British
/ sɪm /
noun
Example Sentences
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“We’ve done some laps in the sim. We’re getting ready, as Mr. H mentioned, do some first real running here in October,” Arrow McLaren director of IndyCar racing Gavin Ward said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Stat. v.c. timber 5.5 Upper yellowish-olive; quills brown; head, hind-neck black; narrow white band on nape; under white; naked patch about eye orange-scarlet; f., sim.; young no black cap.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Stat. v.c. timber, open 13.5 Head, neck, under, rump rich deep crimson; feathers of back black, edged crimson; cheeks, shoulders blue; tail tipped pale-blue; f., sim.; young all green at first.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Mig. c. swamps 19 Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
Stat. r. coast-scrubs, mt.-gullies 12.5 Lustrous blue-black, with black centres to feathers; f.,* upper grayish-green; quills dark-brown; tail golden-brown; under yellow, washed bluish-green, marked blackish-brown; young male up to 3 years sim. to f.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
On Sunday, they played a seven-inning sim game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
By law, you can only buy a sim card with your national ID, and the security services have access to telecom operators' infrastructure.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
And, like other games companies, it got a boost during the Covid-19 pandemic, with cosy, escapist life sim Animal Crossing: New Horizons proving a runaway hit.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Had Glasnow completed his two-inning sim game as scheduled, he would have been on track to return before the end of the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
I honestly had thought she’d be so excited that I actually wanted to do a sim test that she’d jump on board immediately.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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