- past tense form of sophisticate.
- past participle of sophisticate.
sophisticated
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Working with plants is more complicated, because having a sophisticated formula with plants is not easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Nevertheless, the results provide compelling evidence that unconsciousness does not necessarily mean the brain has stopped performing sophisticated information processing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
OpenAI said it had discovered a "sophisticated recording device" hidden in their San Francisco office and alerted the FBI.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices" and "referred the matter to the FBI," OpenAI told AFP in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even insects, such as bees and ants, know how to communicate in sophisticated ways, informing one another of the whereabouts of food.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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