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ersatz

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


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There was a sandwich shop built in an ersatz Alamo and imitation of San Antonio’s Riverwalk with a Mexican restaurant that offered both classic and frozen margaritas.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 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

Tiny chairs dangle on Christmas trees beside ersatz Heinz pickles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

Despite the ersatz patina of science, Mengele’s work was of the poorest scientific quality.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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