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ersatz

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


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Besides, Mr. Powell has said he won’t compete with Mr. Warsh as an ersatz chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

There was a sandwich shop built in an ersatz Alamo and imitation of San Antonio’s Riverwalk with a Mexican restaurant that offered both classic and frozen margaritas.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

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

The company’s big mistake is that it has barely evolved, thinking consumers will always stick with its ersatz ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

One such ersatz cattleguard adorned the north-south highway a few hundred yards below Ladd Devine’s Miracle Valley development sign.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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