high-tech

variants also hi-tech
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Recent Examples of high-tech Cheng Xin | Getty Images China's consumer and wholesale inflation rebounded in August, as higher global commodity costs and surging high-tech demand cushioned persistently tepid domestic consumption. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 The Villas of Almaden is spending $100,000 to replace turf around 180 homes with water-efficient landscaping and upgrading its irrigation system, which dates back to the 1980s, to a high-tech system with weather sensors. Paul Rogers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 The end result is a retro sci-fi building with high-tech-like pipes drawing one’s attention. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Real estate markets are struggling and traditional industries are mired in distress, but high-tech industries have advanced by leaps and bounds and the manufacturing sector, particularly advanced manufacturing, has become stronger. Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026 As for facilities, there’s a high-tech digital fabrication lab, state-of-the-art printers (3D and otherwise), a scholarship program, and a robust visiting artist program. Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 There’s a sumptuous spa, which includes a hydro pool, Turkish steam bath and treatment rooms, and a high-tech outdoor gym on one of the lower lawns. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Between these spaces exists a world balanced on the edge of the modern and the primitive, the high-tech and the rural, the corporeal and the mythic. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Chinese exports jumped almost 24% in July from the year before, and more than 18% in the first seven months of this year, supported by strong demand for high-tech exports like semiconductors thanks to the boom in artificial intelligence. ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-tech
Adjective
  • The idea that stricter work-search requirements will lead to faster re-employment simply doesn't match the reality of modern hiring.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even by Newcastle United’s modern standards, a lot happened over the summer.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But in some ways, all those previous games were a drumroll leading up to this one — Super Bowl LXI, in a futuristic $5-billion stadium, absent the lingering restrictions of a pandemic.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off the Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis onto city streets and holding a launch event for invitees.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • While the wider world has in recent decades fallen for the archipelago’s humble street food, there’s a rising number of contemporary chefs who are elevating the national cuisine on the global stage.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no question Andrew Scott, the 49-year-old Irish actor, has earned his position as one of the finest contemporary actors going.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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“High-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-tech. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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