high-tech

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Recent Examples of high-tech In the guest rooms, high-tech control panels make personalizing the ambient preferences an easy matter, and there are also wireless phone chargers and grooming accessories such as clothes brushes in the closets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Automaker CEOs, in particular, warn that allowing low-cost, high-tech Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in the US would effectively spell the end of their businesses. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026 Jenkins also believes high-tech surveillance helps deter crime, although that's harder to prove. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 The high growth rate exemplifies the state’s rich concentration of high-tech and other high-productivity industries. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The high-tech campus seems sure to trigger the latest transformation of the neighborhood that in recent years found new energy with murals and nightlife. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 This grade makes the magnets suitable for demanding applications across electric mobility, low-carbon energy, high-tech industry, robotics and defense. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets — like a robotic housekeeper Rosie. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 This ecosystem has been the cradle of many major innovative high-tech companies, as well as those sparking innovation and growth in other sectors. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-tech
Adjective
  • Today, the hotel remains a grand dame of Milan, offering a perfect mix of old-world luxury with modern amenities, all delivered through impeccable hospitality.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • All four getting in is probably impossible; even three Best Picture nominations for a single studio is extremely rare in the modern era.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • New gadgets in the wearables market are vying to build a new category of devices, but the most futuristic gadgets today aren’t necessarily what the consumer wants, said Avi Greengart, founder and tech analyst at market research firm Techsponential.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Each planet has its own little traits that affect how races can play out, once again playing into that idea of futuristic racing across a galaxy.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • All manner of contemporary art is shown here, with a collection over 200,000 pieces strong, ranging from Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman photographs to paintings from Francis Bacon and Sol LeWitt sculptures.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Hybridity and borderlessness are everywhere in contemporary pop music.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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“High-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-tech. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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