synthetics

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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

Thank Lycra, a wonder fiber that was one of a raft of post-World War II synthetics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

The Federal Aviation Administration in 1999 recommended that garments made of cotton, wool, leather, and yes, even denim were preferable over synthetics.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 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