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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
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Reducing the extreme cooling needs of quantum systems Instead of depending on ions, photons or synthetic atoms like many other quantum systems, Hanyuan-2 is built around neutral atom technology.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
To further test their observations, Rout and Lim created synthetic pores the same size as natural nuclear pore complexes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Absent all of the synthetic fuel partners finding an extra 10 percent energy density in their fuels in the next few months, more powerful V6s with greater fuel flow will either need larger fuel tanks or shorter races.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Reducing the extreme cooling needs of quantum systems Instead of depending on ions, photons or synthetic atoms like many other quantum systems, Hanyuan-2 is built around neutral atom technology.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Noun
Their rubber outsole has decent traction to get me there and back (way better than flip flops), and the interior synthetic dries quickly.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
To further test their observations, Rout and Lim created synthetic pores the same size as natural nuclear pore complexes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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Bubble Up has a more natural taste than many of its competitors because it’s made with pure cane sugar and lemon and lime oils, rather than high-fructose corn syrup and artificial flavors, The Tasting Table reported.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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The company was founded in 1879 by Carl von Linde, a pioneer in the invention of artificial refrigeration systems.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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According to Briggs, after an officer took off his shirt in a faux striptease during a dance-off for a raffle prize, Kennedy put dollar bills in the officer’s pockets then took a bow — which Briggs said elicited cheers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The interior wipes clean, in the event of spills during transit, and the exterior is composed of a chic faux leather that’s waterproof and durable.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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The simulations showed that the collision unfolded in several stages.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Some people know that there is no human on the other side but say that the simulation of connection and understanding is enough.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Operators will use a tactical battle management system, leveraging offboard sensor information, to direct a test interceptor vehicle toward the simulated threat.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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These simulated attacks are meant to be equally as convincing as the real ones.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The bot-detection firm Cyabra analyzed seven days of activity around the ad and determined that 15 percent of the TikTok accounts commenting on it were fake but had created a disproportionately large percentage of the uproar.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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To return the favor, Graham proposes a fake dating scheme with Wells to make her crush, singer Justin Kohl (Josh Heuston), jealous.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Earlier this month, Dickson shared images of dummy units for the foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro, and 18 Pro Max.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
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The prop gun, which Baldwin believed to contain dummy rounds, actually had a live round of ammunition in it.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Dana Williamson, former top aide to Newsom, pleaded guilty in an FBI corruption probe to bank fraud, filing a false tax return and lying to the FBI.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 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 17 May. 2026.
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