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synthetic

[sin-thet-ik] / sɪnˈθɛt ɪk /


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Stewart also pointed to new forms of identity theft where criminals create synthetic identities and social-media accounts mimicking the behaviors of real people.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“They’re doing so just in time to comply with the West Virginia law that bans those synthetic dyes statewide,” she states.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Badminton's world governing body has approved the use of synthetic shuttlecocks in selected tournaments amid a shortage of duck and goose feathers.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media” as feeds start to “fill up with synthetic everything,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"It's not real flame, of course, just a little synthetic fire Portia and I came up with. You'll be perfectly safe," he says.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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