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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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One promising application involves developing synthetic molecular sensors and switches that can regulate gene activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Deodorant, refrigeration, sewers, garbage collection and synthetic fragrances have made the environment cleaner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lord's already has two hybrids, where synthetic fibres are inserted and mixed with a regular grass pitch, and a third will be added to the square in the spring.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

After brainstorming suitable targets with Claude, the team settled on designing a synthetic protein that could serve as an antidote to scorpion venom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

I think the antibiotics are all synthetic these days.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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

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

Many people from the old organic movement argued that to put synthetics in a processed food and then call it organic was a fraud.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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