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also hi-tech
as in modern
relating to or using new electronic devices and technology
high-tech devices The methods they use are very high-tech.
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Recent Examples of high-tech
To pinpoint the silk’s secret, an interdisciplinary team used a high-tech toolkit that included AlphaFold3 modeling, molecular simulations, and NMR spectroscopy.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital also obtained a statement indicating that the pilot of the county’s high-tech search aircraft had been disciplined following a dispute with Nanos and reassigned to street patrol, according to local law enforcement sources.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This expansion will pump $500 million into the Texas economy and create 500 new high-tech space jobs over the next five years.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
This new system introduced high-tech features such as license plate recognition for paperless and contactless entry, real-time availability updates and expanded mobile payment options via Google Pay and Apple Pay.
—Chase Jordan
february 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter has learned the Cadillac Formula 1 team will have a commercial during the 4th quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, using the game to debut the livery for its high-tech race cars, while teeing up Apple’s F1 ambitions in the process.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The spending included buying high-tech cameras, hundreds of radios and financing Alligator Alcatraz.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Standing out inside the single-level primary dwelling, which is outfitted with high-tech Control4, Lutron, and Sonos systems, is a fireside living room sporting a wood-beam ceiling and large picture windows.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital also obtained a statement indicating that the pilot of the county’s high-tech search aircraft had been disciplined following a dispute with Nanos and reassigned to street patrol, according to local law enforcement sources.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This expansion will pump $500 million into the Texas economy and create 500 new high-tech space jobs over the next five years.
—Kara King, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
This new system introduced high-tech features such as license plate recognition for paperless and contactless entry, real-time availability updates and expanded mobile payment options via Google Pay and Apple Pay.
—Chase Jordan
february 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter has learned the Cadillac Formula 1 team will have a commercial during the 4th quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, using the game to debut the livery for its high-tech race cars, while teeing up Apple’s F1 ambitions in the process.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The spending included buying high-tech cameras, hundreds of radios and financing Alligator Alcatraz.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Standing out inside the single-level primary dwelling, which is outfitted with high-tech Control4, Lutron, and Sonos systems, is a fireside living room sporting a wood-beam ceiling and large picture windows.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of waiting for a squad car to arrive, officers will now be able to dispatch a drone to scope out the scene, hovering over citizens in need like a high-tech vulture.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-tech
Adjective
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The riots are considered the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQ+-rights movement.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Where Iran’s protests stand One month after Iran was rocked by the beginning of the deadliest crackdown in its modern history, the full toll of the regime’s response to nationwide protests is still coming into focus.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The big rig has a panoramic, wraparound windshield providing exceptional visibility and a futuristic appearance.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their remit is futuristic, but their procedures recall the freewheeling social science of the Stanford prison experiment or Stanley Milgram’s shock treatments.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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On the contemporary artist side, the duo Libby Rosen contributed seven luminous textile works made of marbled quilted fabric.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The attic bedroom is actually relatively contemporary, with shiny hardwood floors and plumbing cleverly doubling as stair railing.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“High-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-tech. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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