as in synthetic
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
even the celebrity interior designer was fooled by the faux marble
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Recent Examples of faux
Barbarella has many costumes in the movie and in another post shared to Instagram Jenner wore a similar faux fur outfit to the fictional star, complete with silver boots and furry tail.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Our list of popular picks includes a chocolate brown faux leather dress and purple florals dress from Sofía Vergara’s fashion line Sofía Jeans, a dijon yellow shirt dress with nearly 200 perfect ratings, a lacy forest green dress that’s in more than 100 shoppers’ carts, and more for under $40.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Brushing her faux red locks with a fork, Tran, portraying Ariel, sat in a boat in the ballroom under the moonlight.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
This faux fur trapper hat from Urban Outfitters is seriously soft and fluffy with warm ear flaps.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Our list of popular picks includes a chocolate brown faux leather dress and purple florals dress from Sofía Vergara’s fashion line Sofía Jeans, a dijon yellow shirt dress with nearly 200 perfect ratings, a lacy forest green dress that’s in more than 100 shoppers’ carts, and more for under $40.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Brushing her faux red locks with a fork, Tran, portraying Ariel, sat in a boat in the ballroom under the moonlight.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
This faux fur trapper hat from Urban Outfitters is seriously soft and fluffy with warm ear flaps.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faux
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With its unique capacity for manipulation of weaknesses in human psychology, an AI could also hijack a rival nation’s media, producing a deluge of synthetic disinformation so alarming as to inspire mass opposition against further progress in that country’s AI capacities.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The shell material effectively blocked wind on multiple testing outings, while its light, synthetic insulation kept our hands warm.Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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The source of those flames: a Christmas celebration that climaxes with ten helicopters dropping fake snow on the partygoers, a stunt that turns out to be a bad idea because of strong winds and some not-up-to-code fire extinguishers.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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After 1935, duck and goose hunters were limited to fake decoys.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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In a development that bridges science, art and citizen science, a father-daughter team from the United States has successfully decoded a simulated extraterrestrial signal beamed from Mars.Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Currently, offensive strategies like penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and simulated breaches are typically conducted once or twice a year.Candan Bolukbas, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not need much water to reproduce and tend to lay eggs just above the water line in small, artificial sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and bird baths, plant pots and saucers and old tires.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The series intends Penn to be a contrast point, to make her smooth wheeling and dealing feel artificial compared with Wyler’s more passionate righteousness, but her presence ends up emphasizing how hollow Wyler’s character actually feels.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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South won and led a second diamond, and when West followed with the deuce, dummy played the eight.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The prop gun, which Baldwin believed to contain dummy rounds, actually had a live round of ammunition in it.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bear in mind that his campaign was replete with false claims — about immigration, jobs, inflation, crime and more.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Oz is the Penguin now — like everyone in Batman’s Rogues Gallery, a caricature of his own trauma, drawn to criminal means of false liberation.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Our team spent four months building a minute-by-minute playbook, conducting two full-scale mock cutovers and stress-testing every critical system.Sidharth Ramsinghaney, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Experience mock classes led by prominent professors, explore diverse legal career paths, and receive personalized admissions guidance.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Faux.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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