technological

adjective

tech·no·log·i·cal ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

variants or less commonly technologic

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-jik

: of, relating to, or characterized by technology

: resulting from improvements in technical processes that increase productivity of machines and eliminate manual operations or operations done by older machines

technologically

ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Those diverging paths come as Sino-U.S. relations have deteriorated to their lowest level in decades as the two countries vie for the upper hand in technological, economic and political influence. —

Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023 The Southwest Airlines meltdown over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays was almost entirely the result of the airline’s organizational and technological problems. —

Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023 Amazon hired 61 former DOJ employees since that time, while Microsoft has hired 26 legal and technological employees, the watchdog said. —

Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2023 Soviet Russia had not overcome its own technological and economic backwardness, let alone leap over capitalist America and Europe. —

Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023 This bustling technological and university metroplex boasts stunning green landscapes, inventive local eateries, and a thriving college sports rivalry. —

Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023 Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how the viral video app has become a central battleground as the United States and China tussle for political, technological and economic primacy. —

Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023 Given today's extraordinary geopolitical, technological and economic changes, the need for this change is more urgent than ever. —

Iese Business School, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 But ridding ourselves of blind commitments to a universal ideal equips us with an approach flexible enough to deal with the challenging ethical and technological issues ahead. —

WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023 See More

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