as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
even the celebrity interior designer was fooled by the faux marble
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Find it on Amazon This Faux Leather Dress Has Shapewear Built In
This sleek dress has such a seductive appeal, while the faux leather material ensures a subtle stretch for comfortable wear.
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Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The front porch is buttressed by faux Old World columns.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The brand has taken its beloved Oca Low Tops and winterized them with the addition of an ultra-plush faux shearling interior lining: the Oca Therma Low Tops.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The look featured a cropped black faux fur coat with white details along the cuffs, collar and pockets.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The front porch is buttressed by faux Old World columns.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The brand has taken its beloved Oca Low Tops and winterized them with the addition of an ultra-plush faux shearling interior lining: the Oca Therma Low Tops.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The look featured a cropped black faux fur coat with white details along the cuffs, collar and pockets.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 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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Many of the fake trailers seem to edit together clips from several different videos, including Culkin's ad for Google Assistant, which was released in 2018. Reach the reporter at dina.kaur@arizonarepublic.com.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 24 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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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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During the war, the U.S. Army came up with an unusual tactic: creating a fake army made up of inflatable tanks, dummy trucks, and even paper-mâché soldiers.Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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Let the software do the thinking for you by creating two dummy returns.William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The scam, which ran from 2014 through September 2022, involved coordinated trading of the stocks of both companies, creating a false impression of demand for their shares, which traded on OTC Marketplace.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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The ancient tradition would be to hold sacrificial ceremonies, but today, people hold mock sacrifices to celebrate.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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The long-sleeve gown featured a mock neck and ruching at the waist.Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Faux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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