1
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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2
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
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Boiling should only be used with natural fabrics like cotton because the heat can damage or melt synthetics.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Healey also proposed new taxes on candy, prescription drugs and synthetic nicotine products — levies that the state legislature ultimately rejected.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
After several years of collaboration and market validation, the partners are now scaling production to meet international demand—evidenced by the regenerated cellulose fiber’s sustained traction—as a sustainable swap to synthetics.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Boiling should only be used with natural fabrics like cotton because the heat can damage or melt synthetics.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Other examples include iron oxides — which add color to makeup and are sun- and blue light-protective — and tocopheryl acetate, a synthetic form of vitamin E that protects skin from free radicals.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Healey also proposed new taxes on candy, prescription drugs and synthetic nicotine products — levies that the state legislature ultimately rejected.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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China now dominates the sector globally, yet state support has also created artificial market saturation, driving price wars and an ongoing wave of company failures.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In lieu of any artificial sweeteners, Javvy uses Sukre which, like Stevia, is a natural alternative.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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That kind of skeuomorphism—the design of a digital interface to resemble a physical one, by, for example, adding a faux-metal texture to a calculator app—has been out of fashion for more than a decade, ever since Apple moved away from it in the early twenty-tens.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Researchers have shown that making these changes can trigger coronal rain in simulations.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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The sunrise simulation gradually brightens the alarm over a customizable five to 60 minutes before your set wake-up time.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The demonstration featured live artillery fire from M777 Howitzers, amphibious vehicle maneuvers, and simulated explosives at Red Beach within Camp Pendleton.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The White House, Navy and Marines had been privately discussing whether the exercise — which is expected to involve the use of ammo and ordnance during simulated warfare — warranted a freeway closure.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ryan Scully scored on a 44-yard fake punt and Ethan Polloreno returned an interception for a score.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the Pack ran a laughably bad fake-kick play — on fourth-and-17, no less.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Scattered outside are a few solar panels propped on cinder blocks, a firepit, and the nose cone of a dummy practice bomb dropped sometime during the Forties.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Before its departure, the ship conducted dummy Tomahawk missile-loading training at Yokosuka Naval Base, just south of Tokyo at the mouth of Tokyo Bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Several residents who work in the Georgia King Village area weighed in on the incident, including Harriette Guity, who told News12 that false reports based on AI could stretch first responders thin.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists concluded the structure was actually a false tomb, or a cenotaph, a type of burial monument erected to honor a deceased person buried elsewhere.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Conversations in dorm rooms and lecture halls consist of roughly 97% university-loathing and imitative protests to fire coaches and athletic directors.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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