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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
Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
There is also evidence that consumption of synthetic food dyes, including Red No. 3, can result in hyperactivity and other behavioral problems in some children.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
The majority of these deaths were from fentanyl and synthetics, both of which are used in fake pills sold online.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
But concerns about synthetic dyes extend beyond cancer risks.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
There is also evidence that consumption of synthetic food dyes, including Red No. 3, can result in hyperactivity and other behavioral problems in some children.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
Everyone knows synthetics always spell trouble with a capital ‘T’ in an Alien movie and Alvarez’s m.o. was to play on audiences’ prejudices against such androids.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
The majority of these deaths were from fentanyl and synthetics, both of which are used in fake pills sold online.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
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Why is red 40 banned? California became the first state in the U.S. to enact a ban red 40 in September, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will prohibit schools from serving foods containing six artificial food dyes, including red 40.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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For example, as Jun Wu, another Forbes contributor, explains, empathy—an attribute often missing in AI—is crucial for artificial general intelligence and an essential characteristic of synths.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The doll sports a black faux leather ensemble, dark shades, and her signature swooped hairstyle.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Outerwear was opulent, with faux fur and substantial shearling collars adorning traditional topcoats at Dolce & Gabbana and Prada.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Of course, the simulation itself can’t be brought to the digital marketing world (not yet, at least), but the excitement of getting consumers to engage, personalize and create dream cars with a few screen taps is no longer a distant fantasy.—
Michael Della Penna,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Next up is Blender, an open-source 3D content creation suite for modeling, animation, simulation, and compositing.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nguyen and his colleagues — Fabian Schmidt, Beatriz Tucci, Martin Reinecke and Andrija Kostić of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany — initially tested FLI on simulated maps of dark matter haloes, which are vast clouds of dark matter that surround galaxies and galaxy clusters.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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That first part wasn't too surprising since other AI companies like Google are hot on the heels of OpenAI with their own simulated reasoning models.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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How fake tech controversy is employed to promote The Brutalist.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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The fake list contains a few different hyper-obscure characters that seem potentially unlikely to arrive.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Today's launch was the latest in a series of test flights of the largest rocket in the world with the emphasis this time on flying a new generation of the Starship second stage as well as multiple experiments and the deployment of dummy payloads.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2025
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It was packed with 10 dummy satellites for practice at releasing them.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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But your attempts to speak for Christ are false and dangerous.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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But Patel didn’t contradict Trump on his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Aziz rolled out a summer crime imitative in 2021, shortly after his tenure began.—
Jasmine Hilton,
Washington Post,
30 July 2024
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The Emory oak restoration imitative to preserve groves in the region recently marked its fifth anniversary, Peacey said.—
The Arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
29 Feb. 2024
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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