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ersatz

[er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts] / ˈɛr zɑts, -sɑts, ɛrˈzɑts, -ˈsɑts /


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To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The short sequence, created by Seedance -- the AI generation model developed by TikTok's parent company, Bytedance -- shows an ersatz fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

The company’s big mistake is that it has barely evolved, thinking consumers will always stick with its ersatz ways.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

It's become an ersatz Versailles with phony gilt tchotkes jammed in every corner and gaudy picture frames crowded together on the walls:

From Salon Apr. 9, 2025

Like a cup of water or rather milk; yes, it’s milk or flour or maybe an egg—or, specifically, their ersatz substitutes.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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