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
In a world of deepfakes, ersatz eye contact is small beer.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Through its doors, an ersatz ballroom, shrouded in a fog-machine haze, houses Regency-era ephemera and a dance instructor.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
James Provost Choosing the proper enclosure for my ersatz test instrument was one of the bigger challenges.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Through its doors, an ersatz ballroom, shrouded in a fog-machine haze, houses Regency-era ephemera and a dance instructor.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
James Provost Choosing the proper enclosure for my ersatz test instrument was one of the bigger challenges.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
Adjective
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Whatever your opinion, Theroux has an impressive back catalogue of documentaries worth watching, each one tackling a thorny topic with his signature faux naivety and awkward charm.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
25 Mar. 2026
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Just like the old days, the (faux films) in Retro Rewind roll out weekly.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Typically found at gas stations and smoke shops, kratom and its synthetic version, known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH, have been marketed as an over-the-counter aid for pain, anxiety and drug dependence.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The fields will have both synthetic turf and natural grass.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While people sometimes express this view in jest, others believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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With the Heat’s social media team posting a video of the dunks, Jakucionis joked that the video is fake.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And Hammond is roughly the same distance from downtown Chicago as Arlington Heights; whichever direction the team moves, leaving windswept Soldier Field for the artificial environment of a dome means abandoning some of the proud misery that defines Bears football.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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An important aspect is the achievement of physiological pressure levels since the artificial placenta has to present a low resistance, a few tens of mmHg, similar to the natural placenta (typically below 70 mmHg·min·L^–1).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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For the test, the radar tracked targets during two separate events, leading to simulated target engagements.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The college has built out a simulation classroom setup, where students are trained on a simulated air traffic control tower that can be manipulated by their educators.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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