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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

All of these ersatz businesses had accounts at Chase, Cathay or Singapore’s DBS Bank.

From Salon Jun. 26, 2025

I took the L train from Manhattan and found ersatz Cal-Mex the moment I got off at Bedford Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

Or, conversely, the android could be regarded as a highly developed, evolved version of the ersatz animal.

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




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