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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
man-made diamonds that were really just glass
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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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Recent Examples of man-made
The state always seems to be teetering on a precipice, or grappling with one crisis or another, either natural or man-made.
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Natural and man-made disasters have devastated Black communities in places like New Orleans and Tulsa, Okla.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Geothermal energy is heat energy harnessed from reservoirs, either existing or man-made, within the earth's crust.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
This means firefighters have established natural or man-made barriers around the fire's perimeter, not necessarily extinguishing the inferno.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Natural and man-made disasters have devastated Black communities in places like New Orleans and Tulsa, Okla.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Geothermal energy is heat energy harnessed from reservoirs, either existing or man-made, within the earth's crust.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
This means firefighters have established natural or man-made barriers around the fire's perimeter, not necessarily extinguishing the inferno.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-made
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Autopilot systems, fly-by-wire controls, and synthetic vision, while not the equivalent of an A.I. copilot, are also all heavily computer dependent.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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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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The space station’s microbiome represents an artificial extreme.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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But stuck in the middle tier are 150 countries that must endure artificial limits on computing supply chains that are kept at least a generation behind US technology accessible by the top tier.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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That his faux prayer hardly even touched on the show’s nominees didn’t prevent it whatsoever from killing.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Sabrina After Dark, the faux series Sabrina Carpenter built into her live show on the Short n’ Sweet tour, has been renewed for another season.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Right-hander Clay Holmes threw live batting practice for the second time Monday, pitching three simulated innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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These scams are meticulously crafted to appear legitimate, often involving fake trading platforms and simulated profits.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
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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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-made. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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