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adjective

as in mass-produced

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machined

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verb

past tense of machine
as in refined

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for machined
  1. automatic
  2. refined
  3. shone
  4. improved
  5. amended
  6. enriched
  7. carried out
  8. enhanced
Adjective
  • Bo Bichette singled off Matt Festa to score automatic runner Francisco Lindor in the 10th inning, helping the New York Mets to a wild 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Bo Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor, the automatic runner, with a single off right-hander Matt Festa in the top of the 10th.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of automatic
Verb
  • The headphones also have refined QuietControl noise cancellation, with adaptive feedforward controls.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Regular audits are the mechanism through which standards get pressure-tested and refined.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of refined
Verb
  • That gives Amad and Mbeumo the opportunity to both play enough to build a rhythm, and for Shea Lacey, who shone in Stockholm, to put pressure on them both.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The idea of an implantable retinal photoreceptor, so far, is supported only by isolated neurons in a dish, EEG traces from mice, and ERG readings from humans with light shone at the eye externally.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of shone
Verb
  • The red-hot Red Sox won their eighth straight and 10th of 11 and improved to 31-5 in their last 36 games.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Research has shown a link between free meal programs and learning, including a 2021 Brookings Institution study that found math performance improved in school districts that qualified for the National School Lunch program.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Lofton texted that the returns needed to be amended and referred questions to Brookins.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of amended
Verb
  • That progression relies on telemetry enriched with topology, service relationships and operational intent.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Smith characterized Galatolo’s crimes as private misconduct rather than public corruption, arguing that jurors did not accept the prosecution’s theory that Galatolo enriched himself by accepting gifts in exchange for government contracts.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of enriched
Verb
  • Military observers noted that the dead load test represents an early-stage evaluation carried out before full aircraft launch trials, helping validate the performance and reliability of the electromagnetic launch system.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Israel carried out heavy strikes on the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed to disarm.
    — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried out
Verb
  • For more than a decade now, European and indeed American politicians have known that real, fake, enhanced, or context-free pictures of migrants jumping fences will immediately create a wave reaction.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of enhanced
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