as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
even the celebrity interior designer was fooled by the faux marble
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Recent Examples of faux
Soft-touch plastics, Alcantara trim on higher-spec models and faux-leather upholstery combine to give the E-408 a convincingly premium feel.
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Lemons are practically the mascot of summer, and this cheerful wreath is packed with faux citrus for a bright seasonal look.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Americans for Prosperity sponsored a striking display in the DECC’s Pioneer Hall, demonstrating the scale of the state’s fraud losses with faux $100 bills stacked in volumes that would total $2 billion.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Channeling mid-2010s Adele, Boyle styled the velour suit with a luxurious faux fur coat, brown shoes, and diva-esque black sunglasses.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 29 May 2026
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Lemons are practically the mascot of summer, and this cheerful wreath is packed with faux citrus for a bright seasonal look.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
Americans for Prosperity sponsored a striking display in the DECC’s Pioneer Hall, demonstrating the scale of the state’s fraud losses with faux $100 bills stacked in volumes that would total $2 billion.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
Channeling mid-2010s Adele, Boyle styled the velour suit with a luxurious faux fur coat, brown shoes, and diva-esque black sunglasses.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faux
Adjective
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Without synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, researchers estimate farmers could only feed around half of the approximately eight billon people on the planet.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
1 June 2026
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In practice, Teng explained, this means customers will soon be able to create a synthetic version of certain stocks by converting them into a digital token on the company’s BNB blockchain.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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In the show, shy Briar U music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and cocky team captain Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) begin fake-dating to try to catch the attention of Hannah’s crush.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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The schemes involve the use of fake court documents regarding false traffic and criminal infractions.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Skubal, recovering from an innovative new surgery to remove a loose body from his left elbow, is scheduled to throw another simulated game Monday.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Tigers ace Tarik Skubal returned to throwing barely a week after having the procedure and threw a simulated game 20 days after the surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The company has reformulated its in-house Good & Gather brand to reduce artificial colors and sugar content.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The patched up, uneven Balboa Stadium track was so hard that regular artificial surface spikes had trouble penetrating it.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The trials included 1,838 patients assigned to get either a bepi shot or a dummy shot weekly for six months, in addition to their regular pills.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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For example, Ship successfully deployed 20 dummy Starlink internet satellites, as well as two actual Starlinks equipped with cameras to image the vehicle's heat shield in space.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Today, rumors circulating on social media in the DRC include false claims that Ebola is not real, that humanitarian workers are descending on the area solely for their own profit and that aid groups are withholding the best care available.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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In January, Roberts pleaded guilty to making a false statement for employment and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm while being in the country illegally.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Lewis oversaw workshops with school kids himself, traveling to schools in his free time, staging mock trials and handing out copies of legal documents, like the Constitution.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Each year, a different brother played Paddy, lying in the coffin, where he was roasted by a series of mock eulogies.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Faux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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