as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
like everything else the restaurant served, the whipped cream on the dessert was ersatz
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Recent Examples of ersatz
Tyler Perry Since there’s no real way to differentiate the ineptitude and absurdity the two ersatz adult erotic thrillers Tyler Perry sidelined streaming services with this year, Mea Culpa and Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black are tied—at least regarding their level of odious storytelling.
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
Her luminously claustrophobic debut novel, The Longshot (2009), set in the few days leading up to a mixed martial arts fight in Tijuana, Mexico, was an experiment in the opposite direction: utterly absorbing, transporting, and at the same time eerily ersatz.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Image generators churn out ersatz versions of da Vinci and van Gogh.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Modi is not attempting to construct ersatz Indias abroad.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
Her luminously claustrophobic debut novel, The Longshot (2009), set in the few days leading up to a mixed martial arts fight in Tijuana, Mexico, was an experiment in the opposite direction: utterly absorbing, transporting, and at the same time eerily ersatz.
—Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Image generators churn out ersatz versions of da Vinci and van Gogh.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Modi is not attempting to construct ersatz Indias abroad.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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Roughly 1,600 square feet includes just one bedroom—a primary suite with a faux living wall and access to a wraparound balcony—but the open-plan great room comes with a handy Murphy bed for guests.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Both the Oppo Find X6 Ultra and Find X7 Ultra had a dual-tone finish where half the phone featured a faux leather back.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Consumers with allergies to synthetic food dyes are advised to monitor recall databases and carefully examine product labels.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Indianapolis facility includes a manufacturing plant that will begin producing drugs in 2026 and a site that represents the largest investment to make active pharmaceutical ingredients for synthetic medicines in the country's history.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fooling the government about your fake relationship is one thing, but fooling your family is a whole other challenge of its own.—
Toubee Yang,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
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This dog sofa features furniture-quality construction, with fake leather upholstery, memory foam internal padding and legs to hold it off the floor.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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No more tight ringlets—only soft, unfurled, velvety hair that moved with the artificial grace of a shampoo commercial actress who's probably wearing extensions anyway.—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Bees are said to be more drawn to feeders featuring yellow parts, such as artificial flowers or bee guards, says Witko.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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Darvish will need at least a few full-intensity turns in the bullpen and some combination of two or three minor-league starts and simulated games before returning, which means his season debut would come no sooner than mid-May.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Watching Wyatt Russell navigate a literal house of horrors, continuously questioning the nature of the reality in front of his simulated eyes, is one of the series best examples of being trapped inside an idea as much as any physical place.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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