Definition of automatednext
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 Argus also provides automated assessments intended to measure mission outcomes and includes Argus Chat, which allows analysts to query data using natural language. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Under automated generation, this debt can experience exponential growth as each new AI prompt builds upon the errors of previous iterations. Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The affected utilities, which were not named, were temporarily blinded when automated systems went down. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement agencies say automated license plate readers manufactured by Flock, Axon, Motorola and others have become valuable tools for fighting crime. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automated
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Adjective
  • What’s more, Hall has received a significant salary increase, one which better reflects his status as an automatic starter.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An automatic tensioner also removes the need to adjust it before each outing.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • In 2019, the nation's robotic Chang'e 4 mission pulled off the first-ever soft landing on the moon's mysterious far side.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Zoom out, and scale changes what a robotic system’s success rate actually means.
    Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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