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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 Some of the automated and quicker processes introduced to enroll and re-enroll during the pandemic have since been phased out, and this has started to affect the numbers of those who participate. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 Opal's business started with contract-signing software and automated invoicing. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 Previously tested in the minor leagues, with positive feedback and results, the ABS challenge system enables pitchers, batters and catchers — but not managers, crucially — to fact-check umpires in real time by requesting a specific pitch be reviewed by the automated zone. Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 And there are many other questions that still need to be answered, including what dimensions are best for the automated zone. Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for automated

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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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