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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
synthetic fur collars boots of waterproof synthetic leather
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Recent Examples of synthetic
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The researchers decided to test 10 popular chewing gums—five natural and five synthetic—sold in the United States (the study doesn’t mention the brands).
—Julia Ries, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2025
In these countries, pharmaceutical products like Sativex, which contains THC derived from marijuana, and dronabinol, synthetic THC, are legal only for people who get a prescription from a doctor.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Adjective
The speculation about a potential Alien and Predator crossover comes from the trailer's reveal that Fanning's Thia is a synthetic, the Alien universe's term for its android characters.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The researchers decided to test 10 popular chewing gums—five natural and five synthetic—sold in the United States (the study doesn’t mention the brands).
—Julia Ries, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
Commissioner of the Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary speaks at a news conference on removing synthetic dyes from America’s food supply, at the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, DC on April 22, 2025.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2025
In these countries, pharmaceutical products like Sativex, which contains THC derived from marijuana, and dronabinol, synthetic THC, are legal only for people who get a prescription from a doctor.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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While trace amounts may still be naturally present in some foods, the ban has virtually eliminated artificial trans fats.—
Brittany Poulson,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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That artificial sweetener crosses your blood-brain barrier and actually makes the neurotransmitter depletion worse.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Save on a new faux leather crossbody from Vera Bradley for an impressive 76 percent off, a pair of cork footbed sandals that resemble popular styles worn by Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Without it, as inequality worsens, the next populist may not be a faux champion of the people, but a genuine anti-capitalist insurgent.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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This preliminary curve was then combined with data derived from fossils of organisms living in a warm or cool environments, simulations of orbital parameters and paleogeographic models, visualizing the distribution of land and sea during different geological periods.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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In the remaining 20% of the simulations, the common envelope formed in the standard way without the third star contributing.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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During that appearance, Ohtani threw 22 pitches across five simulated plate appearances, with mostly cutters, sinkers and fastballs hovering around 94-95 mph and maxing out at 97 mph.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Experimental robots are already being used to test conducting autonomous exploration and multi-functional operations in the simulated lunar environment.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
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There’s a massive global scam operation that uses real payment methods on fake checkout pages.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Additional increases in the quantity and quality of weapons sent to Ukraine would underpin that message and would have a better chance than anything else of persuading Putin to replace fake negotiations with the real thing.—
The Editors,
National Review,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Each vehicle carries a plastic coyote dummy, blending just the right amount of realism and intimidation, all for about $3,000 each.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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After more than 30 years in development, this was the first flight of Russia's Angara A5 rocket, with a real functioning military satellite onboard, following four prior test launches with dummy payloads.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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He’s hosted several world leaders for explosive Oval Office sit downs, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who Trump argued with over false claims that white farmers in the country were victims of a genocide, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Soliman's lawyers said the government's claims about Soliman and the Muslim Brotherhood are false.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Nautilus is bold in its changes to Captain Nemo’s story — new monsters, new villains — but imitative to other genre series in execution, and the vibe is a little didactic.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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The word was likely imitative of the deep humming sound male bees make.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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