simulacrum
a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
Origin of simulacrum
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How to use simulacrum in a sentence
While Charlotte’s real, flesh-and-blood parents are still alive and well, their avatars offer a glimpse at a world where it’s possible to converse with loved ones—or simulacra of them—long after they’re gone.
The Download: bots for the brokenhearted, and AI for life and death decisions | Rhiannon Williams | October 18, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewThe tournament also has begun hosting daily “Tennis Talks” in front of the Market Square food court, where former professional tennis player Prakash Amritraj conducts a silly simulacrum of a news conference with a competing player.
The cozy confines of the Citi Open bring fans and players together | PJ Morales | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostIn the late 1960s, Penone made excellent work that distorted live trees, but I quite like this latest simulacrum.
A ghastly synthetic simulacrum of national unity, every leg in perfect alignment with the Overall Theme.
Olympics Opening-Ceremonies Review: Hats Off, Danny Boy | Simon Schama | July 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNetanyahu has delivered, not exactly either, but a livable simulacrum of both.
“Krush” (Karl-as-Rush) was the palest simulacrum of a Rush Limbaugh.
Verily this sun-burnt son of Arabia Petra was a tangible reality and no desert simulacrum.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardBut any intelligent Irishman will say a simulacrum of Home Rule, with an express notice that it is never to come into operation.
Six days of the Irish Republic | Louis Redmond-HowardIndeed, I was not so much impressed by the reality as I had been by the simulacrum in my dream of sunrise in the moon.
A Trip to Venus | John MunroThe women exchanged the ghastly simulacrum of a smile, and the meal resumed in silence.
Just Around the Corner | Fannie HurstAfter midnight every pedestrian becomes a simulacrum, wrapped in a black domino of mystery and a starry ephod of romance.
Just Around the Corner | Fannie Hurst
British Dictionary definitions for simulacrum
/ (ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪkrəm) /
any image or representation of something
a slight, unreal, or vague semblance of something; superficial likeness
Origin of simulacrum
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