as in simulations
a full-sized model of something (such as a boat or a car) that is used for studying, testing, or showing its features
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Recent Examples of mock-ups
The low-cost mock-ups also allow training planners to field larger, more diverse opposing forces, thereby offering a more complex, unpredictable combat scenario.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
How to use Nano Banana Pro Users can create more detailed text in mock-ups or posters with a wider variety of textures, fonts and calligraphy.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The information was corroborated by House of Heat, whose speculative mock-ups appear in the image above.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Segle began by sketching her dream design, then testing different patterns and doing eight bodice mock-ups with inexpensive fabric before finding the perfect fit.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In April, leaker Majin Bu shared images of iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro Max mock-ups, and the difference in thickness is quite significant.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
And some of the stealth UCAV mock-ups rolled out in 2019 did not materialize beyond the models displayed that day.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mock-ups
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That error has been fixed both in past and future simulations.—
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Furthermore, Jie said that laboratory simulations support the hypothesis that the majority of the surface regolith inside Shackleton Crater is conducive to the stable preservation of water ice.—
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Canvases by Norwegian painter Tyra Tingleff incorporated reproductions of the infamous photos of a nude Le Corbusier, brush in hand.—
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Starting January 1, all LV boutiques worldwide will display reproductions of the original monogram patent and the historic wooden monogram stamp in their windows.—
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The books have sold more than 100 million copies combined worldwide.—
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Queens Technical High School spends about $1,000 each semester on 1,600 color copies of The Technical Truth.—
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The museum is packed with photographs, miniatures, costumes, and displays from over a century of circus tradition.—
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Before Zoë showed up, Sarah ducked into the village shop and stole some dry, warm clothes for herself and Dinah along with candy and some liquor miniatures that will come in handy later.—
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Now, other influencers are creating imitations of Shirley’s video in additional states.—
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The candy was so popular that other companies created dupes and flavor imitations that were sold across major retailers.—
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This slopocalypse racked up more than eight hundred thousand views, suggesting how readily online audiences would embrace vacant facsimiles as must-see TV.—
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After spending years mostly directing his own projects, usually to middling reviews, Clooney has recently turned in a couple of performances that felt like pale facsimiles of former glories, in the rom-com Ticket to Paradise and the action-thriller Wolfs.—
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For the semiquincentennial celebrations, there will be replicas displayed across Philadelphia and around the state.—
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The ascent takes about an hour, and venders along the way sell religious images and replicas of the cross, as well as roasted corn and Inca Kola.—
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“Mock-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mock-ups. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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