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
Many of these ersatz sites look like legitimate sports news offerings.
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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
With its initial framework of Me Too allegations against Steve Carell’s ersatz Matt Lauer, the show purported to take on serious, of-the-moment issues but faltered in its execution, tending to fall back on the notion that the internationally famous have feelings too.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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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
With its initial framework of Me Too allegations against Steve Carell’s ersatz Matt Lauer, the show purported to take on serious, of-the-moment issues but faltered in its execution, tending to fall back on the notion that the internationally famous have feelings too.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
Adjective
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Better Homes & Gardens Marble Toothbrush Holder This luxe faux marble toothbrush holder from Better Homes & Gardens looks so much more expensive than its under-$10 price tag.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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During her second pregnancy, there was the faux fur Loewe outfit in May 2023 and billowing white Valentino gown from the Met Gala that same month.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
10 Mar. 2025
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Undoubtedly, bad actors will seek to exploit these AI agents to create synthetic buyer identities, manipulate transactions and automate fraudulent purchases at scale.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a proactive move, Canada began cracking down on fentanyl and synthetic opioids well before Trump imposed tariffs this year.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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North Korean group Famous Chollima created fake LinkedIn profiles and used AI for job interviews to land positions at tech companies.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Large windows and skylights invite natural light, reducing the need for artificial lighting and creating a bright, welcoming atmosphere.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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But after nearly 30 years of success, there have been recent efforts to remove or impair that access and exaggerate the unfair, artificial digital divide.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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As a result, the company spent most of last year working on simulated reasoning models like o1 and o3, which use a different inference-time (runtime) approach to improving performance instead of throwing ever-larger amounts of training data at GPT-style AI models.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Do what would be impossible in reality – explore 3D structures, perform simulated surgeries, or conduct physics experiments in zero gravity.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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