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
According to Malwarebytes, attackers use these fake mailto: addresses because they can be created quickly and might escape the email providers' automated flagging or URL reputation checks.
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PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
These systems usually involve monitoring rainfall, water levels, and stream flow through sensors inside and out of the water and automated reporting to a central station, Tardy said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Because the platform is software-defined, Lucid can roll out new features like hands-free highway driving and automated lane changes through over-the-air updates.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
All have been stopped by either coast guards, armed private security on the boats, or the two that made it to the island told me that an automated PA system yelled at them saying coast guards had been contacted and to turn back immediately.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
These systems usually involve monitoring rainfall, water levels, and stream flow through sensors inside and out of the water and automated reporting to a central station, Tardy said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Because the platform is software-defined, Lucid can roll out new features like hands-free highway driving and automated lane changes through over-the-air updates.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
All have been stopped by either coast guards, armed private security on the boats, or the two that made it to the island told me that an automated PA system yelled at them saying coast guards had been contacted and to turn back immediately.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
Adjective
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At that point, benefits would be funded solely through incoming payroll taxes, triggering an automatic cut of around 21 percent unless Congress takes action.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The shift to a traditional automatic is a welcome retreat from old frustrations, the turbo’d engine is a step towards efficiency, and the cabin pivots firmly into the modern era.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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With the convergence of robotic process automation (RPA), generative AI and process intelligence, a new paradigm is emerging at enterprises: AI recommends, human decides, bot executes.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Over the past decade, companies embraced ‘robotic process automation,’ or RPA.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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