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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

ChatGPT maker OpenAI was forced to apologise in 2024 to star Scarlett Johansson over a synthetic voice that sounded like her, released after she declined to work with OpenAI on the project.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The set starts reasonably well with the title track, a bouncy synthetic confection with chanted verses that recalls hits from Kesha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

By understanding how Spirostomum repeatedly triggers and resets its calcium-driven contraction system, researchers hope to uncover principles that could be adapted for synthetic devices.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

"It's not real flame, of course, just a little synthetic fire Portia and I came up with. You'll be perfectly safe," he says.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Pro-kratom groups like the American Kratom Association are pushing for bans against synthetics "posing as natural kratom".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Natural fibers like cotton, cashmere and silk feature prominently in its clothes, a departure from other midmarket retailers that have turned to cheaper synthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The contract allows for limited use of synthetics, under "unusual circumstances," when a generative AI system can be used to create a character who is not based on any actual person in the world.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

Composed of icy club beats and steadfast synthetics, she describes the album as “sonically concise,” in that she intentionally used limited instrumentation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

Without synthetics, processed foods like TV dinners just can’t be manufactured.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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