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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
In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.
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Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Science often looks like white coats and high-tech, expensive labs, but sometimes, the future of energy starts with a mistake.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Inside, the Curiosity Cube is a high-tech lab where Boston students run experiments and talk with working scientists.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Car factories are the trendy new destination for family outings in China, as parents look to give their kids a front-row view of the country’s high-tech manufacturing boom.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Already, the Moline, Illinois, company has brought major innovations to the market over the past decade ― an autonomous tractor and sprayers that automatically detect and treat weeds in crops, among other high-tech products.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Silver Ray’s noteworthy high-tech touches include public bathrooms that open and close with a wave of a hand and touchscreen elevators.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
The series features identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Beyond high-tech recovery like cryotherapy and Normatec compression, the service is remarkably flexible.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Science often looks like white coats and high-tech, expensive labs, but sometimes, the future of energy starts with a mistake.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
Inside, the Curiosity Cube is a high-tech lab where Boston students run experiments and talk with working scientists.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Car factories are the trendy new destination for family outings in China, as parents look to give their kids a front-row view of the country’s high-tech manufacturing boom.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Already, the Moline, Illinois, company has brought major innovations to the market over the past decade ― an autonomous tractor and sprayers that automatically detect and treat weeds in crops, among other high-tech products.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Silver Ray’s noteworthy high-tech touches include public bathrooms that open and close with a wave of a hand and touchscreen elevators.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
The series features identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Beyond high-tech recovery like cryotherapy and Normatec compression, the service is remarkably flexible.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-tech
Adjective
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Velvet banquette couches and mid-century modern furniture punctuate roomy seating areas throughout the hotel, along with two main restaurant venues, an elegant cocktail bar, and a cozy coffee shop.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thematic ambition, a sense of the something to be expressed beyond a central romance, rivalry, or farce, propels modern musical hits too, as in Hairspray, or Wicked, or (no duh) Hamilton.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The design is more modernistic than futuristic, different but still relatable.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Is a fancy, expensive, futuristic City Hall going to benefit taxpayers — or the commissioners and staff working there?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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LaFave told me that some of the guys like to have herbal tea in the evenings and discuss issues such as the problems with contemporary masculinity.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Fiapoto is one of the Bay Area’s most prominent contemporary rapper, whose moniker is a reference to his gang, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“High-tech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-tech. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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