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as in artificial
produced by humans rather than natural processes
that organic farm doesn't use any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers
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as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
synthetic fur collars boots of waterproof synthetic leather
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Recent Examples of synthetic
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
They’re made from a soft, synthetic leather, have a lightweight outsole, and a comfortable memory foam insole that offers slightly more support than a standard ballet flat.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Hurley said wool is mostly blended with cotton to retain denim’s structure and traditional aesthetic, but newer combinations like wool-lyocell, wool-linen/hemp, and wool-synthetic blends are gaining traction.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Vinyl is made from synthetic materials such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
They’re made from a soft, synthetic leather, have a lightweight outsole, and a comfortable memory foam insole that offers slightly more support than a standard ballet flat.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Made of durable synthetic rattan with a rust-proof steel frame, it’s built to last and easy to care for—simply wipe it down with a damp cloth to remove dust as needed.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2025
Hurley said wool is mostly blended with cotton to retain denim’s structure and traditional aesthetic, but newer combinations like wool-lyocell, wool-linen/hemp, and wool-synthetic blends are gaining traction.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synthetic
Adjective
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Brandon Tseng, co‑founder of Shield AI, told CNBC that Hivemind enables other companies and militaries to develop their own artificial-intelligence pilots locally, and Singapore would own that intellectual property.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Sugary drinks are defined as non-alcoholic beverages with natural or artificial sweeteners, or drinks with less than 50% fruit juice.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hiker aesthetic is rounded out with hardware trims on the Ghillie laces and a warm faux-fur lining.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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For bird lovers who want to recreate this whimsical display, fill a medium-size pot with about three-quarters full with potting mix, then place a faux bird's nest from the crafts shop on top (lightly fill it with potting mix as well).—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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To pinpoint the silk’s secret, an interdisciplinary team used a high-tech toolkit that included AlphaFold3 modeling, molecular simulations, and NMR spectroscopy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Such detailed military simulation games often garner small but loyal followings, and rarely break into the wider gaming community.—
Archie Clarke,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Previous observations of individual apes playing alone had raised the possibility that animals could engage in simulated play, study authors Amalia Bastos and Christopher Krupenye noted in the study, which was published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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In 2019, Kasieczka and his collaborators announced the LHC Olympics 2020, a contest in which participants submitted algorithms to find anomalous events in three sets of (simulated) LHC data.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 2026
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The agency allegedly used Bank of America accounts to lure young women with fake modeling offers, while financial records suggest the bank was aware of these suspicious connections, according to plaintiff’s claims.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some guests got very into it—one adopted a fake British accent for the duration.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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The team gathered data from the dummy eggs to anticipate challenges any pair of penguins might face in rearing their own chicks in the habitat.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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That morning, Walt Disney again flew above the 30,000 acres Orange and Osceola County purchased by dummy corporations.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Authorities did not provide additional details about the agents' apparently false statements.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nevertheless, Worden continued to promote the false claim to news outlets and hired a media consultant to amplify it, the documents said.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Since then, whenever new tools to crank out communications have become available, somebody has flooded the zone with the fastest, most imitative material that could garner attention.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Nov. 2025
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It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Synthetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synthetic. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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