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
Reducing wind energy costs The system uses a small number of unique parts that can be mass-produced at lower cost, enabling fast, automated scaling.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Key Investment Group sued the FTC in July to block its investigation, saying that its ticket purchases did not use automated software, or bots, and did not violate the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Users have shared horror stories on platforms such as X and Reddit about Otter's automated recording tools backfiring.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
Tasks and communications within a company will increasingly be structured as clear prompts and responses, either between humans or between humans and AI agents, in a way that allows for seamless, automated communication.
—Henrik Werdelin, Big Think, 11 Aug. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Key Investment Group sued the FTC in July to block its investigation, saying that its ticket purchases did not use automated software, or bots, and did not violate the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Users have shared horror stories on platforms such as X and Reddit about Otter's automated recording tools backfiring.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Aug. 2025
Tasks and communications within a company will increasingly be structured as clear prompts and responses, either between humans or between humans and AI agents, in a way that allows for seamless, automated communication.
—Henrik Werdelin, Big Think, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
Adjective
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There is no semi-automatic offside system as in La Liga.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The system has an automatic self-cleaning function and is designed for easy, tool-free filter replacement, with filters lasting from 12 to 24 months.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The couple married in 2019 in a ceremony officiated by Sutskever at OpenAI’s offices, with a robotic hand serving as ring bearer.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Having a robotic bear, rabbit, chicken or fox the size of a refrigerator coming after you in the dark was truly terrifying.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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