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
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
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Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
The technology, essentially an automated controller, that monitors composite 3D printing, was created by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, part of the US Department of Energy (DoE).
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
The chip sends data to the video assistant referee, or VAR, system and the tournament’s semi-automated offside system.
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John Eric Goff,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
Today the precision of offside decisions can be augmented with the use of technologies such as video assistant referee (VAR) with semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), which help reduce controversial calls.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
The technology, essentially an automated controller, that monitors composite 3D printing, was created by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, part of the US Department of Energy (DoE).
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
The chip sends data to the video assistant referee, or VAR, system and the tournament’s semi-automated offside system.
—
John Eric Goff,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
Today the precision of offside decisions can be augmented with the use of technologies such as video assistant referee (VAR) with semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), which help reduce controversial calls.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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Miller got a fly ball out that moved the automatic runner to third base and then a strikeout before a single by Wyatt Langford brought in a run.
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The youngest of five siblings, she was born just one month after the country rescinded automatic birthright citizenship.
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The funding comes through SpaceWERX’s Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) program and will support development of the company’s robotic additive manufacturing platform for producing extreme-environment materials.
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By crafting a revenge mission driven by a canine companion, but without fleshing out the emotions behind it, the movie ends up robotic in its unfurling.
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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