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Recent Examples of artificially
One casualty of this dire outcome is a threat to Fed independence, notes Fortune’s Nick Lichtenberg, if it were forced to artificially lower rates in order to make borrowing cheaper.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Because of eggs’ unique properties, artificially engineering them is a difficult task.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
In a radical move that blurs the line between traditional sailing and motorsport, SailGP last year quietly began testing an active water-jet propulsion system designed to artificially push the boats up onto their foils when nature refuses to cooperate.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The Department of Justice has indicted four Chinese shipping container manufacturers and seven individual executives on charges of artificially restricting the output of containers to fix prices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
If prices stay artificially low, the first shoppers through the door will clear the shelves long before the people with the greatest need arrive.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
In the first weeks after a high-profile listing, the available float is artificially constrained.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In a forthcoming paper, Miran will argue along with two Fed economists that recent software inflation has been artificially inflated by technical factors, distorting headline and core numbers.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
In late 2024, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a rule that bans undisclosed endorsements, paid social-media posts that mimic those of normal users, and the operation of networks of accounts to artificially inflate the popularity of a product or person.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Because of eggs’ unique properties, artificially engineering them is a difficult task.
—Devika Rao, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
In a radical move that blurs the line between traditional sailing and motorsport, SailGP last year quietly began testing an active water-jet propulsion system designed to artificially push the boats up onto their foils when nature refuses to cooperate.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The Department of Justice has indicted four Chinese shipping container manufacturers and seven individual executives on charges of artificially restricting the output of containers to fix prices during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
If prices stay artificially low, the first shoppers through the door will clear the shelves long before the people with the greatest need arrive.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 May 2026
In the first weeks after a high-profile listing, the available float is artificially constrained.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
In a forthcoming paper, Miran will argue along with two Fed economists that recent software inflation has been artificially inflated by technical factors, distorting headline and core numbers.
—Matt Peterson,steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 May 2026
In late 2024, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a rule that bans undisclosed endorsements, paid social-media posts that mimic those of normal users, and the operation of networks of accounts to artificially inflate the popularity of a product or person.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificially
unnaturally
Adverb
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Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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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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“Artificially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificially. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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