as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
like everything else the restaurant served, the whipped cream on the dessert was ersatz
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Recent Examples of ersatz
No less than future singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, Machaut deploys a rotating array of ersatz selves.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Terzic himself was appointed initially as a sort of ersatz Klopp, a lifelong fan and one-time protégé handed the reins initially on an interim basis.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Though clearly intended to convey a sense of luxury, the low-rent production values make both characters and movie feel ersatz from the outset.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The form has been endlessly riffed on, often (and more and more as time passes) by people who have no knowledge of its inventor or else attribute the ersatz absurdist specimens to him.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Terzic himself was appointed initially as a sort of ersatz Klopp, a lifelong fan and one-time protégé handed the reins initially on an interim basis.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 May 2024
Though clearly intended to convey a sense of luxury, the low-rent production values make both characters and movie feel ersatz from the outset.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
The form has been endlessly riffed on, often (and more and more as time passes) by people who have no knowledge of its inventor or else attribute the ersatz absurdist specimens to him.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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Gary’s hitman personas can turn up the charm, abrasiveness, or faux bravado as the situation requires it.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Get a glimpse at all of Kardashian's Christmas trees and decorations below. 2024 The entrepreneur chose a massive flocked faux fir as the 2024 Christmas centerpiece for her Hidden Hills, Calif., residence.Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yet, this scarcity can often be addressed through methods like synthetic data generation, data augmentation, or transfer learning, which allow for the refinement or expansion of available data.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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But, given the complex ubiquity of Dylan’s music and life story, the movie’s synthetic simplicity is bewildering.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 2017, then State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicted Newman on 58 counts, following a two-year investigation nicknamed Operation Vandelay Industries, a nod to George Costanza’s fake latex company on Seinfeld.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2024
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Not a temporary tattoo or a fake one to trick people online.Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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When shopping for vanilla bean paste, look for products made with bean seeds or extracts rather than artificial flavors.Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Leading to the pop-up was an artificial yellow brick road, just like the one leading to the Emerald City on the silver screen in Wicked.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Day 12: Friday, December 20 On Friday, OpenAI concluded its twelve days of announcements by previewing two new simulated reasoning models, o3 and o3-mini, while opening applications for safety and security researchers to test them before public release.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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The simulated airport setting is filled with hustle and bustle that looks just as annoying as real air travel is, especially during the holidays.Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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