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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Layered defenses and behavioral analysis have become essential for spotting threats that use domain rotation and automated evasion.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Inside, operators gown up and supervise automated reactors, inline filters, and mixers.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
On one hand, of course, this is the next step on an inevitable escalator to the level of hyper-personalized automated content.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Semi-automated technology can now decide in moments whether a player has strayed offside.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Inside, operators gown up and supervise automated reactors, inline filters, and mixers.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
On one hand, of course, this is the next step on an inevitable escalator to the level of hyper-personalized automated content.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Semi-automated technology can now decide in moments whether a player has strayed offside.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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