- plural of synthetic.
synthetics
Example Sentences
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Pro-kratom groups like the American Kratom Association are pushing for bans against synthetics "posing as natural kratom".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Some research suggests that cotton clothing contains fewer chemicals than synthetics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Subsequent synthetics display a range of temperaments, from Lance Henriksen’s Bishop, realistic enough to pass for human, to Michael Fassbender’s David 8, the earliest Weyland-Yutani invention to achieve a lifelike version of artificial intelligence.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
Without synthetics, processed foods like TV dinners just can’t be manufactured.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
