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
As threats grow quieter and more automated, safe browsing habits matter more than ever.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Thanks to Huang, Son, Altman, and other AI titans, humanity is now flying down the highway, all gas no brakes, toward a highly automated and highly uncertain future.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Inside, operators gown up and supervise automated reactors, inline filters, and mixers.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
On one hand, of course, this is the next step on an inevitable escalator to the level of hyper-personalized automated content.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Thanks to Huang, Son, Altman, and other AI titans, humanity is now flying down the highway, all gas no brakes, toward a highly automated and highly uncertain future.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
Inside, operators gown up and supervise automated reactors, inline filters, and mixers.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
On one hand, of course, this is the next step on an inevitable escalator to the level of hyper-personalized automated content.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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Membership is automatic for first-time guests who book a stay at rates running $3,000 to $5,000 a night for up to 10 people.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, some 45% of participants boosted 401(k) deferrals — on their own or as part of their plan’s automatic increases — according to Vanguard’s 2025 How America Saves report, which is based on more than 1,400 plans and nearly 5 million participants.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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Organizations should approach this evaluation with realistic expectations about the supervision requirements and plan for hybrid workflows where human operators correct and guide robotic systems through their initial learning phases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Chong directs the tale about a teenage animal lover who uses technology to place her consciousness into a robotic beaver in order to uncover mysteries within the animal world.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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