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as in mechanical
done instantly and without conscious thought or decision
Carl's automatic use of the brakes narrowly averted a collision
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as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
liked the ease of an automatic floor cleaner
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as in machine gun
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Recent Examples of automatic
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Under the new policy, two of those vaccines – rotavirus and hepatitis B – are no longer automatic.
—Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The gearbox offerings will likely include 6-speed manuals and 8-speed automatics.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
An internal accelerometer enables automatic orientation detection.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Under the new policy, two of those vaccines – rotavirus and hepatitis B – are no longer automatic.
—Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
Notre Dame is simply trying to figure out how to make the automatics automatic.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The gearbox offerings will likely include 6-speed manuals and 8-speed automatics.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automatic
Adjective
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Westbank will install completely new plumbing, electrical, mechanical, heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems, according to the sources.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Bidding and construction began in November So far, the building’s external structure is complete, with the installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems ongoing.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As threats grow quieter and more automated, safe browsing habits matter more than ever.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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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
Noun
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The feds in the last couple years began targeting websites, businesses and individuals who were selling, importing, and exporting machine gun conversion devices.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both legal experts who spoke to NPR noted that the two machine gun charges, which carry lengthy prison sentences, may push Maduro into at least considering a plea.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Since the world model is built around video understanding, advances in video AI directly translate into better robotic capabilities.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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David, meanwhile, often comes across to colleagues as awkward and robotic.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Cowan blew up a watermelon with an assault rifle in one ad.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Early reports by the news service quoted an unnamed LAPD officer as saying the man who was killed was firing an assault rifle into the air.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Or just a reflex mean-reversion trade in some laggard sectors at a time when the AI theme has become more fragmented and treacherous?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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As a result, reflex time — a mechanic that emulated the slow-motion gunfights of Hard Boiled or The Matrix, or bullet time from Remedy’s Max Payne (2001) — would be a defining aspect of F.E.A.R.’s gameplay.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s Avatar’s potent, if polarizing, cocktail: Hippie-ish spirituality comfortably exists alongside absurd action scenes, such as when Jake nerfs Marines with a carbine rifle while flying on the back of a dinosaur.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Dec. 2025
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Set in the 1940s in fictional Hohman, Indiana, young Ralphie Parker dreams of nothing more than an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Staff check in with you each morning and evening to tailor your day to your energy, mood, and goals, whether that's heli-fishing at dawn, a forest bathing session, or a spontaneous helicopter ride for a picnic on a glacier.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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However, spontaneous and induced sleep promoted genome stability, suggesting that the evolution of sleep may have occurred to repair DNA damage and reduce cellular stress in simple nerve nets.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Automatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automatic. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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