artificially

Definition of artificiallynext

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Recent Examples of artificially The circular nature of many financing deals has raised concerns that demand for AI may be artificially inflated. Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 Such swings typically indicate price cycling, where stations artificially lower prices against competitors and briefly hike the price to recoup lost income. News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 HomeServices agreed to pay $250 million of a more than $1 billion settlement to resolve claims that long-standing rules over the splitting of real estate commissions kept them artificially high. Alex Crippen, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 In June 2020, a team of researchers led by Takeshi Sakurai, a neuroscientist at the University of Tsukuba and a collaborator on Tanaka’s study, developed a technique to artificially activate this hibernation circuit. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026 Brooks has long highlighted Japan’s efforts to keep its bond yields artificially low as a way of keeping its massive debt burden, which tops 200% of GDP, in check. Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The case alleges major real estate companies helped keep buyer-agent commissions artificially high, increasing costs for homebuyers and limiting competition among agents. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Waymo is currently more expensive than Uber and Lyft, but that’s largely because supply is artificially constrained and demand is high. Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Either way, manufacturing costs would no longer be artificially skewed by China flouting environmental regulations. Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificially
unnaturally
Adverb
  • In his view, the goal isn’t to lift Klotho levels unnaturally but to correct a shortage in our bodies.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Artificially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificially. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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