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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff
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as in unnatural
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another
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Recent Examples of factitious
With this announcement, factitious (in my opinion) concerns about Amazon being behind in GenAI will be reduced big time.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This is a useful inquiry, because we in the modern world are inundated by manipulated or factitious statistics, fabricated by marketers and politicians, promoted on social media and swallowed whole by news organizations.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Some patients, for a variety of reasons — such as faking illness, for example — will surreptitiously administer insulin to themselves to trigger episodes similar to what Tegan was experiencing (a condition known as factitious hypoglycemia).
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2020
Their connection to these was as factitious as their previous link to toothpaste.
—David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
Marc Feldman, the American psychiatrist who popularized the term Munchausen by internet, has noticed that most of the cases of factitious disorder that come to his attention involve women.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021
Amidst this sad and factitious disorder what became clear was that political agendas were once again trumping facts.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
Life here feels familiar—perversely, almost easy, if admittedly factitious.
—Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
That’s because, for the most part, music is used in movies as sonic wallpaper, covering silences and images with an indifferent and casually factitious unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
Sandy Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This is a useful inquiry, because we in the modern world are inundated by manipulated or factitious statistics, fabricated by marketers and politicians, promoted on social media and swallowed whole by news organizations.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
Some patients, for a variety of reasons — such as faking illness, for example — will surreptitiously administer insulin to themselves to trigger episodes similar to what Tegan was experiencing (a condition known as factitious hypoglycemia).
—Douglas G. Adler, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2020
Their connection to these was as factitious as their previous link to toothpaste.
—David Mamet, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
Marc Feldman, the American psychiatrist who popularized the term Munchausen by internet, has noticed that most of the cases of factitious disorder that come to his attention involve women.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2021
Amidst this sad and factitious disorder what became clear was that political agendas were once again trumping facts.
—Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
Life here feels familiar—perversely, almost easy, if admittedly factitious.
—Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
That’s because, for the most part, music is used in movies as sonic wallpaper, covering silences and images with an indifferent and casually factitious unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factitious
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Drug traffickers mix fentanyl, a synthetic narcotic that is 10 times more powerful than other opioids, with other illicit drugs in an effort to drive addiction and attract repeat buyers, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the United States in 2021.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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And yet all of the actors must plow through dialogue that is bracingly unnatural.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bertrand wore an oversize faux fur coat and a green gradient suit jacket from KidSuper.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Koolaburra Ugg Milos resemble other Ugg slippers on our list with the soft suede upper and faux fur lining.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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In the Burrow case, the suspects allegedly carried bogus ID cards purportedly from Argentina and other countries, and bearing false names, according to the affidavit.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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There’s a lot of false symbolism and false activism, and there’s a lot of people who really capitalize on this half-baked symbolism without deliverables.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The house with six bedrooms and 6 ½ bathrooms has a theater, two bars, a garage with A/C that allows for stacking cars, an exercise room next to the primary suite, a glass-tiled pool, a 700-bottle wine wall, a steam shower, four washers and dryers, artificial turf and a putting green.—
Catherine Reagor,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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China is also building the world’s largest artificial island airport, Dalian Jinzhou Bay International off the country’s northeast coast.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The response was made all the more pronounced by Lively’s mock shock look at her husband.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Thomas leapt out of his judges’ chair and mock knelt in front of Carter.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Here are the best fake car ads and parodies celebrating SNL's 50th anniversary.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Read More: The 22 Most Controversial Saturday Night Live Moments Best Ad Break Over the show’s five decades, SNL has created ads for some memorably fake products.—
Melissa Locker,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The team announced Wednesday that Randle has a strained adductor and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Randle also is out for the next few weeks because of a strained groin.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Factitious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factitious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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