automated
adjective
au·to·mat·ed
ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd 
: operated automatically
an automated process
automated equipment/machinery
a fully/highly automated factory
Examples of automated in a Sentence
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Knowledge mining also enriches automated monitoring.
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In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Knowledge mining also enriches automated monitoring.
—Dustin Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
The technology, essentially an automated controller, that monitors composite 3D printing, was created by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, part of the US Department of Energy (DoE).
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for automated
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automated. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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