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
No less than future singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, Machaut deploys a rotating array of ersatz selves.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Terzic himself was appointed initially as a sort of ersatz Klopp, a lifelong fan and one-time protégé handed the reins initially on an interim basis.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Though clearly intended to convey a sense of luxury, the low-rent production values make both characters and movie feel ersatz from the outset.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The form has been endlessly riffed on, often (and more and more as time passes) by people who have no knowledge of its inventor or else attribute the ersatz absurdist specimens to him.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Terzic himself was appointed initially as a sort of ersatz Klopp, a lifelong fan and one-time protégé handed the reins initially on an interim basis.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Though clearly intended to convey a sense of luxury, the low-rent production values make both characters and movie feel ersatz from the outset.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The form has been endlessly riffed on, often (and more and more as time passes) by people who have no knowledge of its inventor or else attribute the ersatz absurdist specimens to him.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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The look featured a cropped black faux fur coat with white details along the cuffs, collar and pockets.Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This Pillow Cover With a Metallic Design Made from faux leather, this pillow cover creates an abstract and modern look in every room.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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In addition to this, according to the Ethical Consumer, the washing of these synthetic materials releases microplastics into the ocean.Presley Bo Tyler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Employees should be taught to be on their guard and identify tell-tale signs of synthetic video, just as detecting and evading phishing attacks is now a standard practice.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 10 electors have not been charged criminally related to the fake documents.Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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And even worse than that, fake books that are literally empty inside.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Keep scrolling to check out these artificial Christmas trees that will arrive at your door in just a few days — prices start at $18.Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, there’s one thing artificial trees lack that real trees have in abundance: fragrance.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers got a simulated robot arm to do unsafe things like knocking items off a table or throwing them by describing actions in ways that the LLM did not recognize as harmful and reject.Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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These networks were trained with both simulated and real-world data, taken in 22 rooms of varied sizes and sound-absorbing qualitieswith different combinations of human subjects.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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