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
The thinness also means that fingers are cramped too closely together, hovering over each Joy-Con's shoulder buttons and triggers as ersatz left and right mouse buttons but lacking enough clearance to use either properly.
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Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Local and federal preservation standards also generally discourage replicas of historic buildings as ersatz preservation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Local and federal preservation standards also generally discourage replicas of historic buildings as ersatz preservation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Image generators churn out ersatz versions of da Vinci and van Gogh.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Local and federal preservation standards also generally discourage replicas of historic buildings as ersatz preservation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Local and federal preservation standards also generally discourage replicas of historic buildings as ersatz preservation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Image generators churn out ersatz versions of da Vinci and van Gogh.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
Adjective
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The tufted back and seat cushions add a touch of elegance, while the faux leather upholstery ensures durability and easy maintenance.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Over time, it’s led me to get creative — color me an unofficial professional at finding (faux) diamonds in the rough (a.k.a. luxurious-looking, affordable gems).—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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In a statement, Kraft Heinz said nearly 90% of its U.S. products are already free of synthetic dyes.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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The push to end synthetic dyes In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the HHS asked the food industry to stop using synthetic food dyes.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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There is often no real path to recovery, especially when the recipient disappears behind a fake username and an unresponsive support system.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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California law already bans wearing a mask or other disguise, including a fake mustache, wig or beard to hide your identity and evade law enforcement while committing a crime, but there are no current laws about what police can or cannot wear.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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And Silicon Valley is steeped in the idea that all of this will come about thanks to the imminent arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), a point at which artificial intelligence equals that of humans and then iterates upon itself, growing exponentially more brilliant with every version.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2025
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Steve Terrien will take on those challenges with some extraordinary personal ones of his own: an artificial limb and a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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More good news The Dodgers got some good news on three pitching fronts this week: Shohei Ohtani took part in another live batting practice session, throwing 44 pitches over three simulated innings, striking out six.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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While simulated reasoning models like o3-pro often show measurable improvements over general-purpose models on analytical tasks, research suggests these gains come from allocating more computational resources to traverse their neural networks in smaller, more directed steps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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