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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
Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Boiling should only be used with natural fabrics like cotton because the heat can damage or melt synthetics.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Liquid Death plans to enter the $23 billion energy drink market in 2026 with Liquid Death Sparkling Energy, which is naturally caffeinated from coffee beans rather than synthetic sources, Khetarpaul said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Recently raised tariffs on overseas products, as well as continued growth in demand for natural food colorings around the world, could place an even greater burden on companies switching from synthetic to natural dyes, says Manning.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Boiling should only be used with natural fabrics like cotton because the heat can damage or melt synthetics.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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Opting for the pricier RS trim for $31,600 provides multi-color ambient lighting, black synthetic leather seating and more.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Liquid Death plans to enter the $23 billion energy drink market in 2026 with Liquid Death Sparkling Energy, which is naturally caffeinated from coffee beans rather than synthetic sources, Khetarpaul said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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The less light pollution, the better; a shower like this one that's rich in faint meteors is especially hard hit by artificial skyglow.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Engineers are experimenting with artificial gravity, such as spinning spacecraft to generate centrifugal force.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Available in 12 faux hair and thong color variations with straight and curly textures, the thongs are currently sold out on the Skims website.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Lifestride Wanderer Slip-On Sneakers An everyday pair of sneakers should be convenient and comfortable, and the slip-on style and faux laces make the shoes easy to put on and take off in seconds.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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These simulations, published in March 2025, were able to accurately predict different diabetes complications and the amount of time someone’s glucose was in a healthy range.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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For astronauts belonging to the European Space Agency, traversing underground caves can be a helpful simulation for the challenges of space exploration.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The bilateral drills in the Arabian Sea come after China, which has developed advanced weapons designed to sink enemy ships ships, deployed aircraft to conduct simulated missile attacks on a British warship off the country's coastline last month.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a precaution, health and trade associations are urging consumers and bars to destroy or properly dispose of empty bottles to prevent counterfeiters from reusing them in the production of fake liquor.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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After going for it on fourth-and-short successfully with a direct snap to Hall on a fake punt, the Jets proceeded to … run out the clock with runs, short passes, and by not snapping the ball on fourth down.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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First steps in that process occurred last week, when the Chokai practiced loading dummy Tomahawk munitions into its vertical launch cells.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ship did the same in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia — but not before deploying eight dummy versions of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tesla is still fighting a false advertising lawsuit from California's DMV.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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And that’s really false advertising.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Conversations in dorm rooms and lecture halls consist of roughly 97% university-loathing and imitative protests to fire coaches and athletic directors.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Third-party imitative learning from an immigrating parrot’s flockmates may facilitate overall group integration and social bonding and may even give rise to cultural conventions of coordinated movements or gestures.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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