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synthetic

adjective as in artificial

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Need someone to test out a new synthetic painkiller with monstrous side effects?

From Salon

The BBC was alerted to the unit's involvement in local forces' FOI responses while researching the spread of potent synthetic opioids.

From BBC

The framing was on brand for Trump in that it cast him as a tough negotiator on two of his favorite political issues: illegal immigration and synthetic opioid deaths.

Mexico has helped bring illegal border crossings to the lowest levels in years — and has increased seizures of fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that has caused tens of thousands of U.S. deaths.

Each fragrance is infused with three natural ingredients — the synthetic molecules of aldehydes, alcohol from upcycled carbon emissions and water — to reach the “highest degree of olfactory clarity and expression.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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