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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Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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The site also checks for automated tools or sandbox environments designed to catch threats.
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The state law allowing automated speed cameras requires towns to post warning signs nearby, and also requires them to notify Google, Waze and other traffic navigation apps about the locations.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
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Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Radford, 28, joined the Army in 2018 as an automated logistical specialist.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The site also checks for automated tools or sandbox environments designed to catch threats.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The state law allowing automated speed cameras requires towns to post warning signs nearby, and also requires them to notify Google, Waze and other traffic navigation apps about the locations.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2025
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 15 Aug. 2025.
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