Thesaurus results for AUTOMATION

automation

noun

ˌȯ-tə-ˈmā-shən

as in mechanization

the process of putting an apparatus, operation, or system under the control or regulation of mechanical or electronic devices feared that automation would add millions to the ranks of the unemployed

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Recent Examples of automation Your newest home automation systems will come equipped with sensors and jazzy master controls on an iPad. —

Jill Kargman, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 However, if automation takes on foundational work before practitioners can master it, these future leaders will lack a necessary experience base. —

Harpreet Sidhu, Fortune, 13 June 2026 Debug says its team is using sensors, algorithms, automation and monitoring tools to raise, sort, release and track mosquitoes at scale. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026 Rising oil prices, automation and artificial intelligence are all part of the problem. —

Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for automation

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mechanization

Noun

One of the risks of the modern executive environment is over-mechanization.

— Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
This collection presents 208 artworks made during a period defined by evolutions in science, philosophy and mechanization.

— Washington Post staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026