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adjective

as in mass-produced

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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
  • In this study, the system focused on scene generation and automatic evaluation rather than continuous self-retraining after every mistake.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
  • Nearly one in five participants raised their savings rate, largely through automatic increases.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of automatic
Verb
  • For 20 years, Rozay has refined a larger-than-life kingpin character, one that directs drug traffic and greenlights hits while anchored in Biscayne Bay, an iced champagne bucket always within reach.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • According to Archer, Halo leverages technologies refined through nearly eight years of electric aircraft research and testing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of refined
Verb
  • Spain is like the 1998 New York Yankees, one of the all-time winningest baseball teams propelled by a charismatic young star, Derek Jeter, and a host of other notable players who shined as a collective unit.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026
  • A couple recent tight ends have shone despite unenviable situations.
    — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of shone
Verb
  • Things slowly improved as drummers were encouraged at Arrowhead, but even a big turnout of 20,000 fans looked tiny in a stadium that could seat four times that number.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Lathan is one of four returning starters for Kansas and there’s optimism the defense will be improved.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • But, citing a need for competition and consumer choice, Accra amended Next Gen Infraco’s license in March.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • The difficulty is that Congress has repeatedly amended these rules over the last century.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of amended
Verb
  • This research is a leap forward in understanding which stars in the early universe were most likely to create the metal dust that would have enriched the next generations of stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
  • Think about how the world and the celestial have enriched your life.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of enriched
Verb
  • Behind that toll are individual losses, told here through what people carried out of the debris.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of carried out
Verb
  • Routine bloodwork can be enhanced with biomarkers such as ApoB and hsCRP.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In the comic, twin brothers Sean and Chris learn their bodies have been enhanced by nanotechnology, thrusting them into a fight against the villain Deadalus within a futuristic world where nature and technology exist side by side.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of enhanced
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