MOCK-UPS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

mock-ups

noun

plural of mock-up

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 center is designed to develop and train humanoids specifically for public safety applications, with engineers using realistic environments and mock-ups to test the machines and collect training data. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Thousands of spectators lined the Chicago River to watch floating mock-ups of Victorian houses become engulfed by flames — a la the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 — but the buildings failed to ignite. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 These services, valued at up to €10,000, will encompass all relevant processes, such as spotting sessions, composition, mock-ups and final production (for original score), or expert support in music licensing and supervision (if applicable). — Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 At Ole Miss, the school rolled out its Heisman campaign featuring Chambliss and Kewan Lacey on mock-ups of political placards around town. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 The new mock-ups differ from those previously shared in April, which featured the president's face opposite artwork representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Construction mock-ups, fundraising and permitting for the teacher village will take place across this and next year with hopes to break ground in 2027. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026 In-hand images of the new Nike Air Max2 CB 94 Low styles aren’t yet available, but Sneaker Market Romania provided speculative mock-ups of what the new pairs are expected to look like based on Supreme’s March SB collaborations, which is similar to the build of 2017’s Air Max2 CB 94 Lows. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Once in space, the ship will release 20 mock-ups of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites, plus two deployable Starlinks fitted with cameras to take pictures of the rocket’s upper stage in flight. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2026

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Noun

After months of testing and simulations, the team traced the problem to noise caused by electrical equipment drift and temperature changes in the laboratory.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
But simulations run by the group showed that, at a polyethylene surface, hydroxide ions short on hydrogen bonds needed far less energy to form radicals.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of simulations

Noun

On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reproductions

Noun

Researchers at the company tested how AI models might act as computer worms, programs that move between devices and leave copies of themselves behind, among everyday household gadgets.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
An army of Janeites, no doubt wielding their worn copies of Sense and Sensibility, are marching into cinemas around the world to watch an adaptation for a whole new generation.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of copies

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Access to materials such as Tough 1500 V2 already expands its usefulness beyond miniatures and decorative prints, opening up functional projects without requiring a professional system.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Launched earlier this year by Stanford engineering graduate and former venture capitalist Madilyn Ontiveros Plumlee, Vero Studio specializes in the niche art form of bridal miniatures.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of miniatures

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Bad imitations eventually reduced molecular gastronomy to a punch line about foam, fog, and something unfortunately known as meat glue.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
Il Bisonte For high-quality Florentine leather, skip the stalls around San Lorenzo Market that sell cheap imitations from China and head to this store instead.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of imitations

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In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn State University have modeled its acoustic properties, drawing on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Fitting that there are dinosaur replicas towering over the lobby that leads straight through the building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

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