sim.
Americanabbreviation
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similar.
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simile.
noun
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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. c. bays 32 White; wing-quills black; head, hind-neck buff; f., sim.; young brown spotted.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by Leach, John Albert
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 Leach, John Albert
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 Leach, John Albert
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 Leach, John Albert
O2 Virgin Media confirmed the scammer telephoned its call centre requesting a new sim and had hacked Stephen's emails.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
The mother-of-two's phone was also found, by her family, under her bed smashed with the sim card missing after officers left.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Using an anonymous device, perhaps a smartphone only identifiable by its sim card, the team build a picture of the target.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
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
Clambering atop the piled rocks, Jon gazed off toward the setting sim.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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