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as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
man-made diamonds that were really just glass
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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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Recent Examples of man-made
Geothermal energy is heat energy harnessed from reservoirs, either existing or man-made, within the earth's crust.
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Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
This means firefighters have established natural or man-made barriers around the fire's perimeter, not necessarily extinguishing the inferno.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Farrar’s goal was to foster a discussion of initial concerns voiced by several virologists that features of the virus appeared to be man-made.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Plus, purism aside, there isn’t much of a difference between natural and man-made diamonds.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
This means firefighters have established natural or man-made barriers around the fire's perimeter, not necessarily extinguishing the inferno.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Farrar’s goal was to foster a discussion of initial concerns voiced by several virologists that features of the virus appeared to be man-made.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Plus, purism aside, there isn’t much of a difference between natural and man-made diamonds.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for man-made
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man-made
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One potential source: When the fibers of synthetic clothing (such as polyester, elastane, nylon, or satin) come off the item with regular washing, drying, and wearing, and end up circulating in the air with other dust particles.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2025
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In an executive order issued Saturday, Mr. Trump said that shipments of synthetic opioids had ravaged U.S. communities, put a severe strain on the U.S. health care system and were the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that UnitedHealthcare, a health insurance company, violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a federal law that prohibits companies from using an artificial or prerecorded voice message to make telemarketing calls without a recipient's prior permission to do so.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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In late 1957, the US Navy's Vanguard rocket was primed to launch the world's first artificial satellite.—
John Kross,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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To complete her look, Carpenter wore her signature glam by makeup artist Carolina Gonzalez, who used Velour faux lashes to give her eye makeup a fluttery look, as well as Prada Beauty and Armani Beauty all around.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Why not play into the nonchalant, unbothered tone of the song with luxe fur or faux fur coats?—
Danielle Gilliard,
WWD,
2 Feb. 2025
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Nguyen and his colleagues — Fabian Schmidt, Beatriz Tucci, Martin Reinecke and Andrija Kostić of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany — initially tested FLI on simulated maps of dark matter haloes, which are vast clouds of dark matter that surround galaxies and galaxy clusters.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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That first part wasn't too surprising since other AI companies like Google are hot on the heels of OpenAI with their own simulated reasoning models.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Jan. 2025
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Of course, there’s the awkward reality of her fake pregnancy.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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The backers of a fake ‘X Token’ also have used Musk’s image and name in effort to swindle unsuspecting X users.—
John Hyatt,
Forbes,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man-made. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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