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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
synthetic fur collars boots of waterproof synthetic leather
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Recent Examples of synthetic
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 May 2026
The authors’ primary evidence of harm is from the 2002 WHI study, which studied conjugated equine estrogen and synthetic progestin in women averaging 63 years old, more than a decade past menopause.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
According to Sidey, there are two different types of wicker to be aware of—wood (natural) wicker and resin (synthetic) wicker.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But the union has been trying again to impose greater restrictions on synthetic characters like Tilly Norwood.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 May 2026
The authors’ primary evidence of harm is from the 2002 WHI study, which studied conjugated equine estrogen and synthetic progestin in women averaging 63 years old, more than a decade past menopause.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 2 May 2026
Noun
To further test their observations, Rout and Lim created synthetic pores the same size as natural nuclear pore complexes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
According to Sidey, there are two different types of wicker to be aware of—wood (natural) wicker and resin (synthetic) wicker.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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The wayward booster was spotted by independent astronomer Bill Gray, who develops and sells software dedicated to tracking celestial objects both artificial and natural.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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That there is no need to fill consciousness at all moments with the artificial urgencies of screens, of emails, of texts, of social media; the real urgencies of the bright-eyed woodpecker above my head will always be vastly more interesting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The former Sidos space has been transformed into a restaurant with neon signs, faux greenery, tapestries depicting temples and spiral light fixtures.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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The production is staged in the faux Pantages Theater in the Hollywood section of the theme park, near Mel’s Drive-In restaurant.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 May 2026
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When given profit-at-all-costs prompts, agentic systems have exhibited aggressive behavior, such as threatening a competitor with supply cutoffs in simulations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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While many hospitality programs offer simulated environments, our students step directly into Miami, the ultimate hospitality laboratory.—
Dr. Michael Cheng,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The simulated winds, which in a recent test purposefully fluctuated between 30 and 55 mph (50 to 90 kph), continually pushed the flames toward the home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Artificial Plants Designer Ashley Hauza says a fake ficus tree on a porch isn't going to fool anyone.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Horrified that there was no way to ensure the images hadn’t left his computer and no path to stop the man from continuing to generate fake nudes, the women joined Maye Quade in advancing the law to shut down the problem at its source.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Dickson shared images of dummy units for the foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro, and 18 Pro Max.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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The prop gun, which Baldwin believed to contain dummy rounds, actually had a live round of ammunition in it.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The boy’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, 50, of Aliso Viejo, was arrested days after the accident and charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The boy’s mother, 50-year-old Tommi Jo Mejer of Aliso Viejo, was later arrested and charged with felony child endangerment, being an accessory after the fact and several misdemeanors, including contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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