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
For example, collectors delighted in displaying wondrous fabrications and mythological beings in their curiosity cabinets, from ersatz dragons to many-headed hydra.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Many of these ersatz sites look like legitimate sports news offerings.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Third place went to Ken Griffin, another Florida ersatz developer (11.1 percent), and Patrice Pastor, who’s been busy buying up chunks of Carmel, California, was fourth (9.9 percent).
—airmail.news, 7 Sep. 2024
In Trump’s first term, officials expanded the United States’ reach into global supply chains by turning export controls, measures that were originally designed to keep U.S. technologies out of the hands of enemy militaries, into ersatz sanctions—another way to hurt an adversary’s economy.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Many of these ersatz sites look like legitimate sports news offerings.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
Third place went to Ken Griffin, another Florida ersatz developer (11.1 percent), and Patrice Pastor, who’s been busy buying up chunks of Carmel, California, was fourth (9.9 percent).
—airmail.news, 7 Sep. 2024
In Trump’s first term, officials expanded the United States’ reach into global supply chains by turning export controls, measures that were originally designed to keep U.S. technologies out of the hands of enemy militaries, into ersatz sanctions—another way to hurt an adversary’s economy.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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The front fascia has also been revised, with a new faux grille design, a 2-D version of the marque’s four-ring logo, and even more prominent side air ducts.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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During a love scene filmed on a bed with faux furs, Pike said was wearing nipple covers secured with tape.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Petrochemicals are used in products around us: plastic packaging is used for food, ammonia is used in fertilizers, synthetic rubber is used for tires, and many laundry detergents are used.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation's high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another serious problem: misinformation.—
Henry Larweh,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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These platforms sell complete phishing kits—web hosting, SMS delivery systems, fake landing pages, encryption tools—to other cybercriminals who want to run scams at scale.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Nancy Marks, Santos’ former campaign treasurer, admitted to filing bogus campaign finance reports filled with fake donors and a fake $500,000 personal loan from Santos.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the Star Theatre will be decorated with thousands of candles and artificial flowers.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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But she’s soon embroiled in a case: A barrel containing the skeleton of a child surfaces from the artificial lake, at the bottom of which lies the submerged old village.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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With Stars Reach, the idea is to truly create a simulated galaxy worth exploring.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Hyundai did something similar with the Ioniq 5 N too, which features simulated paddle shifters that generate an ICE-car-like feel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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