as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
like everything else the restaurant served, the whipped cream on the dessert was ersatz
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Recent Examples of ersatz
This inexpensive ersatz version of pizza, which many in postwar Japan couldn’t afford, became a widespread snack sensation.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
In a world of deepfakes, ersatz eye contact is small beer.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Through its doors, an ersatz ballroom, shrouded in a fog-machine haze, houses Regency-era ephemera and a dance instructor.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
In a world of deepfakes, ersatz eye contact is small beer.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Through its doors, an ersatz ballroom, shrouded in a fog-machine haze, houses Regency-era ephemera and a dance instructor.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s everything from tomatoes to bananas, as well as livestock, along with a duck pond and some ersatz pigeon towers built to hide an ugly structure on the skyline that interrupts the bucolic view.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ersatz
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On Thursday, before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Kimmel poked fun at the event on his late night show, sharing faux remarks for his own dinner.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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As for less-invasive bedroom ceiling upgrade options, Cunningham recommends faux beams, tongue-and-groove ceilings, limewash paint, or simple medallions around light fixtures.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From 1945 to 1971, pregnant mothers who wanted to prevent miscarriages were prescribed the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES).—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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To address this, Cotton Incorporated collaborated with leading global researchers to quantify plastic leakage across both cotton and synthetic value chains, spanning fast fashion and more traditional apparel categories.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable kiddie pool under a fake name online, and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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Artificial Plants Designer Ashley Hauza says a fake ficus tree on a porch isn't going to fool anyone.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Neuroscientists have found that these events at dendrites can allow even single neurons to perform complex computations — meaning that dendrites are the reason why a single neuron can have the same amount of computational power as a deep artificial neural network.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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For $150, a homebuyer in escrow can buy a report from the artificial-intelligence fueled HOASnapshot.—
Amancai Biraben,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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While many hospitality programs offer simulated environments, our students step directly into Miami, the ultimate hospitality laboratory.—
Dr. Michael Cheng,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The simulated winds, which in a recent test purposefully fluctuated between 30 and 55 mph (50 to 90 kph), continually pushed the flames toward the home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Ersatz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ersatz. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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