as in automatic
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Recent Examples of automated
Advocates say automated plans could introduce millions of lower-income Americans to retirement savings.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Earlier in April, the company released new generative artificial intelligence ads and reported that automated ad channels drove $2 billion in ad spending with digital audio since the beginning of the year.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
No account minimum for active or automated investing, or to participate in IPOs.
—Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Earlier in April, the company released new generative artificial intelligence ads and reported that automated ad channels drove $2 billion in ad spending with digital audio since the beginning of the year.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Importantly, Tesla hasn’t done the same type of extensive on-road testing Waymo has since 2009, and Musk claims automated vehicles can operate safely with only cameras, eschewing the laser lidar and radar every other robotaxi developer considers essential to operating safely.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
No account minimum for active or automated investing, or to participate in IPOs.
—Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for automated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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The Owls won the Atlantic 10 tournament title in Staley’s second year to ensure an automatic bid before making the tournament another five times and finishing with at least 20 wins in six of her eight seasons — a task that had been accomplished only twice at Temple in seven decades of existence.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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All the fiddly work is automatic now, and games are often cheaper and more consistently on sale for PC players.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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That film showed a world where people stayed home while sending robotic versions of themselves out to live their lives.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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For its latest trick, Imagineering will attempt to resurrect a life of sorts, that is to fully animate a highly accurate robotic creation of one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century, Walt Disney himself.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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