as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
a new laborsaving device let us clean the house in half the time
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Adjective
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In the coming years, security professionals working in extreme environments should benefit from semi-automated workflows optimized to reduce fatigue and provide teams the freedom to focus on more complex aspects of their roles.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Semi-automated technology can now decide in moments whether a player has strayed offside.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The battle for the Group of 5 automatic bid is wide open in Week 11.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Say, for example, that a restaurant’s menu states that an automatic 18% charge will be added to all bills for parties of six or more customers.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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For example, China has tested a satellite with a robotic arm that can shift other satellites into a different orbit.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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There were several such facilities at the time that were developing simulation centers with very sophisticated, six-figure robotic mannequins, on which training is done in low-stress environments for nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Laborsaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborsaving. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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