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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
  • Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But until recently, most automatic speech recognition (ASR) services with high-quality transcription only worked for a small number of them.
    — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of automatic
Verb
  • While that’s true, fuel doesn’t power anything until it’s refined.
    — Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The success of the original series and its spinoffs has provided ample data to Moonbug, which has refined and honed the programming in the process.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of refined
Verb
  • Swamped by allegations of fraud, the actions of the company and its enigmatic CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, shone a harsh light on problems with scientific start-ups.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On this bright afternoon late last March, the Dodgers past shined and their future dazzled in a celebration that came with a promise.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shone
Verb
  • Holden’s ear for beats has steadily improved to fit his breakneck delivery since 2022, peaking with 2025’s Mulberry Silk Road, which was primarily laced by German producer 2000 Souls and executive-produced by Marciano.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the best-case scenario, those flaws can be worked through and improved upon as the Leafs settle in and get used to new systems and new teammates.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • Questions remain Miami Gardens amended its public-participation policy in February 2026, after Jackson filed her lawsuit.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That order was amended in 2011 so that Moss only had to see a psychiatrist quarterly.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of amended
Verb
  • This team considered the origins of this star using a model of the Milky Way that has been rapidly enriched with elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, which astronomers call metals, via the death of the first generation of stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • An operating commercial nuclear reactor in the United States is set to receive the world’s first fuel reload enriched beyond long-standing industry limits.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of enriched
Verb
  • The breach, first discovered in late September, was carried out by the cyber group ShinyHunters and targeted the FBI's job website, obtaining thousands of personnel records of its employees, according to the bureau.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s security controls technically worked, as the agent faithfully carried out the fraudster’s instructions.
    — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of carried out
Verb
  • Lovato’s dress, courtesy of Fanci Club, was a deep shade of eggplant purple and topped off with a scarlet-red lace bralette, making for a brazen club-friendly outfit only enhanced by the even more noticeable shoes.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Coastal flooding impacts on Sunday could be similar to other days, or greatly enhanced.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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