synthetic
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Also known as erythrosine, the synthetic, petroleum-based dye gives certain foods, like candies and frozen desserts, a bright, cherry-red hue.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Some children benefit from knowing cool golf history facts—like how balls are now made with a synthetic rubber core, but they used to be stuffed with feathers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The defence official said a "massive attack" was carried out on a plant in Togliatti that produced synthetic rubber and petrochemical raw materials.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
But rather than equity ownership, with voting rights and traditional regulatory protections, the Kraken product is essentially a synthetic token backed by a stock.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He worried suddenly that she could smell his perspiration, which he knew had collected beneath the synthetic material of his shirt.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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