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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
By James Raia The large luxury sport utility vehicle segment is chock-full of plush, high-tech and spacious vehicles with big engines and poor fuel economy.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The fiber-optic drones are the latest part of a cat-and-mouse race as Israel’s high-tech defenses race to intercept new threats, especially ones that are less sophisticated.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Mapping technology gathered from a high-tech plane shows the extent of snowpack loss in Colorado's mountains in the winter of 2025 and 2026.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
They’re calculated, high-tech operations.
—Chris Spear, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The old-school toys, now owned by 8-year-old Bonnie, face an existential threat with the introduction of a high-tech tablet toy named Lilypad (Greta Lee) that takes up most of the girl's attention.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
For this heinous crime, Brennick receives a punishing sentence at the futuristic, high-tech fortress prison run by the nefarious Men-Tel Corporation.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The New Museum expansion, designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, is worth a look, mostly for a dramatically zigzagging staircase that has an appealing Baroque-meets-high-tech energy.
—Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The supercar boom of the late 1980s brought Bugatti back for the first time with the high-tech EB110, a car that combined a carbon fiber monocoque built by Aérospatiale (now better known as Airbus) with an F1-sized V12 (with four turbochargers) and all-wheel drive.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
The fiber-optic drones are the latest part of a cat-and-mouse race as Israel’s high-tech defenses race to intercept new threats, especially ones that are less sophisticated.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Mapping technology gathered from a high-tech plane shows the extent of snowpack loss in Colorado's mountains in the winter of 2025 and 2026.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
They’re calculated, high-tech operations.
—Chris Spear, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
The old-school toys, now owned by 8-year-old Bonnie, face an existential threat with the introduction of a high-tech tablet toy named Lilypad (Greta Lee) that takes up most of the girl's attention.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
For this heinous crime, Brennick receives a punishing sentence at the futuristic, high-tech fortress prison run by the nefarious Men-Tel Corporation.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The New Museum expansion, designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, is worth a look, mostly for a dramatically zigzagging staircase that has an appealing Baroque-meets-high-tech energy.
—Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The supercar boom of the late 1980s brought Bugatti back for the first time with the high-tech EB110, a car that combined a carbon fiber monocoque built by Aérospatiale (now better known as Airbus) with an F1-sized V12 (with four turbochargers) and all-wheel drive.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-tech
Adjective
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Clinics use modern equipment and high-quality materials and keep prices affordable.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Each year, the city welcomes many curious visitors to experience the magnetism of ancient tradition meeting futuristic technology head-on.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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While Katy Perry imagined her dress with a gothic, futuristic accent, Emma Watson interpreted the theme by wearing a dress made of water bottles.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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British literature of the Romantic, or modern, or contemporary periods; and then film or, finally, linguistics.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
1 May 2026
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