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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
synthetic fur collars boots of waterproof synthetic leather
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Recent Examples of synthetic
The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicated that 109,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2022, with 70% of deaths tied to a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
To further test their observations, Rout and Lim created synthetic pores the same size as natural nuclear pore complexes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
On the street level, there are calls for wider distribution of naloxone, and for educating young people about the dangers that may lurk inside a pain pill or a bag of synthetic cannabinoids.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data indicated that 109,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2022, with 70% of deaths tied to a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
Noun
Their rubber outsole has decent traction to get me there and back (way better than flip flops), and the interior synthetic dries quickly.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
To further test their observations, Rout and Lim created synthetic pores the same size as natural nuclear pore complexes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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The jeers were not heard at home thanks to the sound-selecting tech that replaces the boos with artificial cheers.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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According to Briggs, after an officer took off his shirt in a faux striptease during a dance-off for a raffle prize, Kennedy put dollar bills in the officer’s pockets then took a bow — which Briggs said elicited cheers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The interior wipes clean, in the event of spills during transit, and the exterior is composed of a chic faux leather that’s waterproof and durable.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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This process will also test new artificial intelligence and high-performance computing tools designed to improve plasma simulations and operational efficiency.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The east campus will include classrooms and simulation labs, and students will do clinical training at the west campus hospital.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Operators will use a tactical battle management system, leveraging offboard sensor information, to direct a test interceptor vehicle toward the simulated threat.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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These simulated attacks are meant to be equally as convincing as the real ones.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The bot-detection firm Cyabra analyzed seven days of activity around the ad and determined that 15 percent of the TikTok accounts commenting on it were fake but had created a disproportionately large percentage of the uproar.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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To return the favor, Graham proposes a fake dating scheme with Wells to make her crush, singer Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), jealous.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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For three years, Lim ran a company called Floodify, which at its peak operated 65,000 dummy social-media accounts used to drum up attention on behalf of paying clients.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The last two of those dummy craft will collect imagery of Ship's heat shield, to inform the development of future missions.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Dana Williamson, former top aide to Newsom, pleaded guilty in an FBI corruption probe to bank fraud, filing a false tax return and lying to the FBI.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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