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Recent Examples of artificially
Any pivot toward diplomacy that includes sanctions relief — whether proposed in Washington or Berlin — ignores the fundamental Machiavellian truth that a regime hated by its own people cannot be saved by its external fortresses, but it can be artificially sustained by foreign gold.
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Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
This artificially caps the top-line revenue of the American household exactly when global geopolitical forces are maximizing their cost of living.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Two parrots from a Balmoral Beach community and two from a Clifton Gardens community were trained –– after being initially very averse –– to eat almonds that were artificially dyed either blue or red, respectively.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Nick Brown, the Washington state attorney general, accused the stores of artificially hiking the prices of products slated for the BOGO promotions in the weeks or months leading up to the sales.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
With 85% of the population being held pretrial, the longer cases take, the more artificially inflated the population gets.
—Jonathan Lippman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Booming grounds are typically found in naturally occurring short grass flats or sometimes artificially maintained areas like dirt roads.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Many gas stations have also sought to artificially keep prices below the $4 threshold by reducing their own profit margins, said Tom Kloza, chief energy adviser to Gulf Oil.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
This artificially caps the top-line revenue of the American household exactly when global geopolitical forces are maximizing their cost of living.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Two parrots from a Balmoral Beach community and two from a Clifton Gardens community were trained –– after being initially very averse –– to eat almonds that were artificially dyed either blue or red, respectively.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Nick Brown, the Washington state attorney general, accused the stores of artificially hiking the prices of products slated for the BOGO promotions in the weeks or months leading up to the sales.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
With 85% of the population being held pretrial, the longer cases take, the more artificially inflated the population gets.
—Jonathan Lippman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Booming grounds are typically found in naturally occurring short grass flats or sometimes artificially maintained areas like dirt roads.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Many gas stations have also sought to artificially keep prices below the $4 threshold by reducing their own profit margins, said Tom Kloza, chief energy adviser to Gulf Oil.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificially
unnaturally
Adverb
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New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
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His baritone vocals are well presented, falling neatly into the frequency range the speaker likes to emphasize, though they are unnaturally boosted in some of his lowest notes.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Artificially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificially. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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