artificially

Definition of artificiallynext

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Recent Examples of artificially For instance, Salt River Project and ASU have parked a device atop a cooling tower in one of the utility’s power plants, leveraging the artificially humid environment around the tower to sip on some of the escaping vapor. Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The company shipped patients excessive volumes of devices each month, using these fraudulent billings to artificially inflate the company’s financial reporting and its stock price, the government alleged. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026 Instead of repealing the climate scam mandates that are causing exploding energy costs, @MassGovernor is using tax dollars to artificially Band-Aid bills for a couple of months – money which was received through the utility companies (ratepayers) due to mandates! Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026 The Paramount lawsuit argues that artificially undervaluing those linear cable assets could make WBD appear weaker, thereby justifying a lower enterprise valuation and acquisition price. Corey Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 The luxury Spanish house has introduced dual innovations and an artificially-intelligent partnership for its next collection. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026 Shareholders led by Thomas DiNapoli, New York state comptroller, sued on July 30, 2024, saying the company had made materially false statements about the company’s products and services that artificially inflated the stock price. Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026 The initiative presents itself as targeting problematic practices within the personal injury legal system, with language attacking contingency fee arrangements that the company characterizes as self-dealing and designed to artificially inflate medical claims. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026 In a podcast episode from 2023, Joe Rogan considered the potential benefits of an artificially intelligent President. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificially
unnaturally
Adverb
  • Slender Man himself emerged years earlier, in 2009, from a chilling online illustration depicting an unnaturally tall, faceless figure with long, tentacle-like limbs.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The title refers to the series' universal optimism pandemic that has somehow swept the planet, creating one unnaturally cheerful global society out of the planet's billions of inhabitants.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Artificially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificially. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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