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
What the Company Actually Does The company develops the infrastructure for clients directly, including store setup, automated systems, customer support integration, inventory management, and operational tools designed to simplify the process for first-time business owners.
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Like the power looms, automated threshers, and robotic assembly lines before them, platform technologies are not neutral.
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Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
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Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
The chip sends data to the video assistant referee, or VAR, system and the tournament’s semi-automated offside system.
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John Eric Goff,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Malana Vantyler,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Like the power looms, automated threshers, and robotic assembly lines before them, platform technologies are not neutral.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
In response, safety advocates have supported automated enforcement tools such as speed and red-light cameras, which can provide investigators with objective evidence when drivers flee the scene.
—
Ascend Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
The chip sends data to the video assistant referee, or VAR, system and the tournament’s semi-automated offside system.
—
John Eric Goff,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for automated
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The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.
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The Disciplinary Code states that a sending off or automatic suspension can only be challenged if it was issued to the wrong player.
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It’s equipped with about 20 feet (6 meters) of solar panels and a trio of robotic arms designed to grab Swift.
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The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system — and even beyond it, into interstellar space.
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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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