as in automated
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
a new laborsaving device let us clean the house in half the time
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Adjective
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Entity Detection, for example, is an automated way to detect an issue or problem and then route the ticket to an agent based on skill level, workload capacity, and other factors.—
John Brandon,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026 -
For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent.—
Cedar Attanasio,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Gabriel Pec was tagged with a second yellow card four minutes later and forced to exit after being shown the automatic red card.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile Fairfield and Quinnipiac, both 19-1, are battling for the MAAC’s automatic tournament bid.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Betts thought all the assistive tools and apps on the market sounded too robotic.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The robotic arm, known as Canadarm, was used to deploy, maneuver, and capture payloads for the astronauts.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Laborsaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laborsaving. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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