as in automatic
designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being

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Recent Examples of automated And, indeed, such adoption is already beginning, including in Massachusetts where the court system is adopting automated tools to help tenants facing eviction navigate complex legal forms. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 June 2025 What leaders call meaningful connection, users describe as impersonal or automated. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 And computer algorithms and artificial intelligence, which assist in making automated trades, only add to the chaos of price changes. Skip York, The Conversation, 27 June 2025 The irony is that even while touting an automated future, the limits of AI often mean that humans are very much in the loop. Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for automated
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Adjective
  • This grass chopper is easy to set up, runs quietly, boasts a solid battery life and automatic charging, and easily maps your mowing area (even with obstacles).
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
  • But this went from an idea that was an automatic community win to an example of desperate nickel and diming.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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  • So marketers are faced with the challenge of adapting once again to a new reality, where buying isn’t driven by emotional response but by algorithms and robotic logic.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • In a warehouse setting, this means robotic arms could inspect the contents of packages moving down a conveyor belt without unpacking them.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025

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“Automated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/automated. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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