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
The finished product was a combination of Gyllenhaal’s and Sher’s ideas and the ways the performers would make the ersatz world of the film feel real.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
At Disney, the ersatz world is the commodity that people are buying.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
This inexpensive ersatz version of pizza, which many in postwar Japan couldn’t afford, became a widespread snack sensation.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
In a world of deepfakes, ersatz eye contact is small beer.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2026
At Disney, the ersatz world is the commodity that people are buying.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
This inexpensive ersatz version of pizza, which many in postwar Japan couldn’t afford, became a widespread snack sensation.
—
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
In a world of deepfakes, ersatz eye contact is small beer.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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Vxhinqy Crossbody Phone Strap With a faux leather strap, this universal lanyard is made for travelers who want both comfort and security.
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Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
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Another major player is Prodigy, which has created potentially dangerous Hybrids, synthetic lifeforms that contain the consciousnesses of terminally ill children.
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Compared with synthetic fibers, which slough off microplastics that pollute waterways, land and air, natural fibers can be grown or raised in ways that sequester carbon, improve soil health and reduce inputs like pesticides, resulting in a lower environmental footprint, Pingree said.
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To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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No one called for a fake investigation on Key Lime.
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Besides rockets, Elon Musk’s company also owns the xAI artificial-intelligence business.
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During the first half of his temporary term as interim county executive, LeVota introduced a pair of tax policies intended to create retroactive, artificial 15% caps on the valuation increases of residential properties in the 2023 cycle, and commercial properties in the 2025 cycle.
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These displays of simulated compassion can evolve into romance scams or attempts to defraud beneficiaries out of inheritance money.
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And the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which oversees prediction markets, has previously brought enforcement actions against companies using simulated trades or making unrealistic claims about winnings.
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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