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ersatz

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


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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

I took the L train from Manhattan and found ersatz Cal-Mex the moment I got off at Bedford Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

He dialed—by memory—the number of the false-animal shop at which he had gotten his ersatz sheep.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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