as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
like everything else the restaurant served, the whipped cream on the dessert was ersatz
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Recent Examples of ersatz
Those who had reserved seats at the real Post and Paddock Club got choice locations in the ersatz one.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
What better way to claim an ersatz high ground by smearing the opposition as in league with evil?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
An ersatz planet Between Mizar and Alcor and a little to their south is an 8th-magnitude star that was once mistaken for a new planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
What better way to claim an ersatz high ground by smearing the opposition as in league with evil?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
An ersatz planet Between Mizar and Alcor and a little to their south is an 8th-magnitude star that was once mistaken for a new planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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There are so many fun home decor in Pottery Barn’s clearance section for less than $50, including candle holders, faux plants, and even (some) bedding.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Particular standouts are a walnut and parchment media console, faux-fur pouf ottomans with an angular chrome base, a unique performance velvet sectional, and a particularly striking set of dining chairs.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, newer synthetic drugs such as spice or bath salts may not be detected at all without specialized equipment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Yoga 9i 2-in-1 placed second in Cinebench and fourth in Geekbench, two synthetic benchmarks that test CPU performance.—
Mark Coppock,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert earlier in 2025 to encourage parents to talk to their children about the risks associated with responding to a fake text.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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To make Reen feel comfortable and truly welcomed, Long’s entire extended family wore fake tattoo sleeves to the reunion.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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To address these challenges, the Institute of Energy carried out research on the steady-state operation performance of China’s USD one-trillion ‘artificial sun’ fusion reactor.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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His view aligns with ideas put forth by Gerard O’Neill, the late physicist and Princeton University professor who posited that humans should aspire to live in gargantuan space stations that orbit close to home and spin to provide simulated gravity.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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In these trials, a DJI M300 drone carried a defibrillator in response to a simulated 999 call.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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