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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
man-made diamonds that were really just glass
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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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Recent Examples of man-made
In contrast to the organic, natural appearance of the precious set, Kiamo Ko was designed to be man-made in a way that seems to defy physics.
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
The result was a horrific spectacle of a human catastrophe that was man-made and totally unnecessary and so unfortunate for the innocent civilians who had to endure a hardship that was beyond comprehension.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Our failure is man-made, created by a lack of access, understanding, and political will.
—David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The bacteria is often found in natural and man-made water systems.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
The result was a horrific spectacle of a human catastrophe that was man-made and totally unnecessary and so unfortunate for the innocent civilians who had to endure a hardship that was beyond comprehension.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Our failure is man-made, created by a lack of access, understanding, and political will.
—David Beasley, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The bacteria is often found in natural and man-made water systems.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-made
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The synthetic present isn’t going away.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the shape of a horse’s hoof, Le Perfecteur brush is crafted from synthetic fibre bristles that don’t absorb pigments, but rather deposit them evenly across the skin for ample coverage with little product.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Still, the uncomfortable truth that few are publicly acknowledging is that, by almost every traditional measure of intelligence, artificial general intelligence already exists.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Investors honed in instead on how much Microsoft is spending on investments, whether growth in its Azure cloud business will slow and how long its push into artificial-intelligence technology will take to turn into big profits.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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One side has tufted pink hearts, while the other is faux shearling that works well beyond Valentine’s Day.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Cotton Exchange has fanciful touches on the exterior, including faux columns and balustrades, and a fountain at the front of the building, dominated by a gryphon, a mythic creature that is part lion, part eagle.—
Jim Halley,
AJC.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And their wedding party, school prom, Mary Tyler Moore chic was deemed too flaky to those my age, who used grittier rock artists as stencils for their simulated individuality.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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If all goes according to plan, after SLS' T-33 second countdown hold, mission operators will reset the simulated clock to T-10 minutes and run it down a second time, to T-30 seconds.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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At one point, Melania is shown watching television coverage of the proceedings on CNN, apparently unconcerned that the network only traffics in fake news.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Authorities have said the backpack contained a ghost gun, fake IDs, a notebook and other writings detailing Mangione’s grievances against the private health care system in the United States.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-made. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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