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as in unnatural
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
their artificial smiles did not make us feel very welcome
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as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the familiar sight of the award winner accepting the artificial congratulations of the other nominees
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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
artificial fruit made from wax
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as in nonnatural
produced by humans rather than natural processes
I find that artificial sweeteners often have an odd aftertaste
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Recent Examples of artificial
There's beach access, but Red Reef also has six artificial reefs for snorkeling that attract parrotfish, spottail pinfish, and molly millers.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
These foods go through multiple processing steps, from stripping away nutrients to mixing in sweeteners, fats, salt, artificial flavors, and emulsifiers to alter taste, texture and shelf life.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Each recipe, the release adds, features essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and are free from grains, gluten, carrageenan, corn, soy, artificial colors and flavors, preservatives and animal byproducts.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The scale was designed as a tool to help SETI scientists imagine the kinds of artificial signals such civilizations might produce.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
These foods go through multiple processing steps, from stripping away nutrients to mixing in sweeteners, fats, salt, artificial flavors, and emulsifiers to alter taste, texture and shelf life.
—Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Each recipe, the release adds, features essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and are free from grains, gluten, carrageenan, corn, soy, artificial colors and flavors, preservatives and animal byproducts.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The scale was designed as a tool to help SETI scientists imagine the kinds of artificial signals such civilizations might produce.
—Rebecca Charbonneau, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artificial
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
16 Feb. 2025
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And yet all of the actors must plow through dialogue that is bracingly unnatural.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Here are the best fake car ads and parodies celebrating SNL's 50th anniversary.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yet criminals are impersonating the IRS to trick taxpayers into sharing personal information by texting them fake alerts of their eligibility for extra money, warns the Better Business Bureau.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Autopilot systems, fly-by-wire controls, and synthetic vision, while not the equivalent of an A.I. copilot, are also all heavily computer dependent.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the United States in 2021.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Randle also is out for the next few weeks because of a strained groin.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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The team announced Wednesday that Randle has a strained adductor and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tunes that reference country roads and chugging double shots of whiskey sit alongside the duo’s trademark message of fostering hope and connection.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Having a secondary creator next to him is a welcome development for Curry, who has faced constant double and triple teams this season at age 36 as teammates invite his other four teammates on the floor to beat them.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Bertrand wore an oversize faux fur coat and a green gradient suit jacket from KidSuper.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Koolaburra Ugg Milos resemble other Ugg slippers on our list with the soft suede upper and faux fur lining.—
Chaunie Brusie, RN,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
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The response was made all the more pronounced by Lively’s mock shock look at her husband.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Thomas leapt out of his judges’ chair and mock knelt in front of Carter.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.—
Emily Holgate,
refinery29.com,
19 Jan. 2024
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“Artificial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificial. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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