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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
Nan Li, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The law bans several synthetic dyes, including Red 40 and Yellow 5, from most K-12 school meals and vending machines, while also restricting SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy products such as soda and candy.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Fabric still matters, but the conversation is more nuanced than simply choosing natural over synthetic.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
Researchers use them to generate illustrations, create synthetic data, edit lab images and produce materials for education and public outreach.
—Nan Li, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The law bans several synthetic dyes, including Red 40 and Yellow 5, from most K-12 school meals and vending machines, while also restricting SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy products such as soda and candy.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 20 June 2026
Noun
Leather is more expensive and tends to last a little longer, but synthetic is perfectly fine, especially if the inner material is of good quality.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Fabric still matters, but the conversation is more nuanced than simply choosing natural over synthetic.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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The end zones, yard markers and artificial turf are gone inside the retractable-roof stadium during soccer matches.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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The boom in artificial-intelligence memory chips has turned Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix into trillion-dollar companies and lifted the Kospi by roughly 80%.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Much like the Juliette bag, this faux leather weekender from Wogarl combines style and functionality, with enough room to fit a week’s worth of clothing and a 21-inch laptop.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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The rooms feature Bianco Bianchi faux marble scagliola pieces, precious tapestries by artist Elena Carozzi, Impruneta terracotta flooring and bathrooms in Cipollino marble from Carrara.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Their simulations showed that Earth’s orbit could expand enough to remain beyond the sun’s maximum size during both the red giant and AGB phases.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Training data for robots is slow, physical, and expensive, often requiring human teleoperation or imperfect simulations that struggle with real-world messiness.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Francisco Lindor put that team on his back and carried them, and the shortstop is playing in more simulated games while the team is away to get game reps before a rehab assignment.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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The game is a simulated, interactive exercise that aims to help people better understand the budget process and explore real-world tradeoffs involved in funding city programs and services.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Authorities say the operation powered fake websites built to steal credit card numbers, passwords and other personal information.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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None of that makes the project fake.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Most of the videos featured phony trades executed on dummy sites designed to resemble Polymarket, according to the Journal, which said the company's actions were part of a campaign to lure users to its offshore, unregulated platform.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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The rockets are still being tested and have mostly carried dummy satellites to space so far.—
Lora Kolodny,Chris Eudaily,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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According to the department, at the time of the chase, Buban had multiple outstanding arrest warrants against him, including for being a felon in possession of a firearm, taking a vehicle without consent, false impersonation and petty theft.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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According to Peña, a producer relayed the false information to her through an earpiece during a live broadcast.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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