as in automatic
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor
an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being
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Recent Examples of automated
Technology defines the financial services industry, from providing real-time data and automated strategies to allowing for superior trade execution.
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David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There are advertisements for automated tools for compliance, security, graphic design, customer service, IT, job-interview coaching, even custom insoles—and, above all, AI products that promise to speed the development of still more powerful AI products.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Instead of staff members filling prescriptions by hand at stores, pill bottles move through an automated and carefully choreographed assembly line.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
According to Social Security's 1-800 automated system, average wait time for approval of disability benefits is 200 to 230 days, which is on par with the Biden years.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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David Billy, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
There are advertisements for automated tools for compliance, security, graphic design, customer service, IT, job-interview coaching, even custom insoles—and, above all, AI products that promise to speed the development of still more powerful AI products.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Instead of staff members filling prescriptions by hand at stores, pill bottles move through an automated and carefully choreographed assembly line.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 May 2025
According to Social Security's 1-800 automated system, average wait time for approval of disability benefits is 200 to 230 days, which is on par with the Biden years.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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These teams include 29 conference champions who receive automatic berths and 35 at-large teams selected by the NCAA DI Baseball Committee.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Almost a month later, on June 1, the spacecraft was less than four minutes away from liftoff when the ground launch sequencer — the computer that launches the rocket — triggered an automatic hold.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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From Fingerlings to Founding A Healthcare Brand Fingerlings, released in 2017 by toy manufacturer WowWee, are small robotic figures, originally styled to resemble monkeys tiny enough to wrap their arms around a finger.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Rather than relying on harnesses or wearables, which many seniors find cumbersome or stigmatizing, E-BAR operates as a set of robotic handlebars that follow users from behind.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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