as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
like everything else the restaurant served, the whipped cream on the dessert was ersatz
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Recent Examples of ersatz
Those who had reserved seats at the real Post and Paddock Club got choice locations in the ersatz one.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
What better way to claim an ersatz high ground by smearing the opposition as in league with evil?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
An ersatz planet Between Mizar and Alcor and a little to their south is an 8th-magnitude star that was once mistaken for a new planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
What better way to claim an ersatz high ground by smearing the opposition as in league with evil?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
An ersatz planet Between Mizar and Alcor and a little to their south is an 8th-magnitude star that was once mistaken for a new planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
Adjective
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The dual-sided design has plush faux-shearling on one side for extra-cold days and soft coral fleece on the other.—
Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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Steve Madden Tully-P Patent Shoulder Bag Go for a glitzy look with this burgundy shoulder bag in glossy faux patent leather.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Getty Images That upward trajectory stands in contrast to the United States, where life expectancy virtually flatlined during the 2010s and even dipped slightly on occasions during the 2010s—a trend blamed in large part on a surge in deaths from overdoses from the synthetic opioid fentanyl.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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McCurdy and his team there have watched the kratom market shift from simple leaf powder to concentrated extracts and now to semi-synthetic compounds like 7-OH.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Colbert made several jokes about needing a job and even brought a fake resume with a youthful headshot of himself.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because in a world where intelligence is becoming artificial, the quality of human thinking has never mattered more.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The district is working to eliminate all artificial food dyes from its menus by the end of 2025, two years ahead of state regulations.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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This led to measuring any particle orientation or strength changes after a simulated quake.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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On their simulated planet, clouds released rain that froze into icebergs that melted and flowed down rivers, soaking soil and evaporating to rejoin the atmosphere.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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