as in automatic
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Recent Examples of automated
And after her first-round match on Court 8, located in one of the busiest parts of the grounds, China’s Yuan Yue said that the automated calls were sometimes too quiet to hear.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
And, indeed, such adoption is already beginning, including in Massachusetts where the court system is adopting automated tools to help tenants facing eviction navigate complex legal forms.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025
What leaders call meaningful connection, users describe as impersonal or automated.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
And computer algorithms and artificial intelligence, which assist in making automated trades, only add to the chaos of price changes.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
And, indeed, such adoption is already beginning, including in Massachusetts where the court system is adopting automated tools to help tenants facing eviction navigate complex legal forms.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025
What leaders call meaningful connection, users describe as impersonal or automated.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
And computer algorithms and artificial intelligence, which assist in making automated trades, only add to the chaos of price changes.
—Skip York, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for automated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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The service, launched in 2021, offered unlimited photo and video storage to AT&T’s Protect Advantage plan subscribers with the convenience of automatic backup at full quality and no data charges when backing up over AT&T’s network.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Nathan Kaufman, a health care consultant and long-time Palomar observer who has been critical of recent leadership decisions, said that the pact between Palomar and UCSD is not an automatic win given the current state of health care margins.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Several startups in Norway, a top seafood exporter, are also developing robotic systems to more humanely kill and process fish.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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Surface Avatar — Jonny Kim worked with a laptop computer on the station and engineers on Earth to test different methods of driving robotic vehicles on planetary surfaces through remote access from orbit.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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