sim.
abbreviation
similar.
sim.
Americanabbreviation
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similar.
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simile.
sim
British
/ sɪm /
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. 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
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 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
Nintendo announced Thursday that its cozy social sim “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” is getting a Switch 2 upgrade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
On Sunday, they played a seven-inning sim game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
The police investigation received 221 mobile phones, 495 sim cards, 11 drones, and devices allowing data to be extracted from phones and eavesdropping on wi-fi activity.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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
By day, it towered above men's heads like a second sim, so bright were its walls and roofs.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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