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The latter play came on the first snap of a drill in which the offense was simulating a two-minute situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Ty understood that he didn't know the kind of war he was simulating in the game.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

He looked at Danvers, who was simulating sleep, with his dark lashes fallen over red eyelids, and he shook his head.

From Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play by Thanet, Octave

Mrs. Talcott, looking at her companion, saw that she had either actually fainted or was simulating a very realistic fainting-fit.

From Tante by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

Hanlon apparently lost all control of himself, and his voice and red face showed the anger he was simulating so well.

From Man of Many Minds by Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett)