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Synonyms
affected, assumed, bogus, contrived, factitious, fake, false, feigned, forced, mechanical, mock, phony (also phoney), plastic, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, spurious, strained, unnatural
Antonyms
artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced
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Sisters of Mercy Field, a 120-by-70-yard artificial turf playing surface, will serve the soccer, field hockey and lacrosse teams and feature lights, a video scoreboard, a press box and bleachers for 2,000-plus attendees. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "Mercy to introduce new field with girls soccer showcase," 4 Sep. 2019 The ball hit the seam where the artificial turf meets the dirt and shot up toward Escobar’s head. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Diamondbacks turn around slow start, dump Dodgers again," 30 Aug. 2019 Supervised games and activities such as tug of war were played on the artificial turf of Daniel R. Romito Athletic Field. — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, "About 700 help kick off District 80 school year," 30 Aug. 2019 In response to a question from Councilman and commission member James Pasch, Kelleher said that Brookfield is considering artificial turf for the gathering area. — cleveland.com, "Beachwood Planning Commission approves mall’s plans for covered walkway, outdoor gathering area," 28 Aug. 2019 The Eagles had 61 rushing yards on the stadium's new artificial turf, and 37 passing. — al, "Lee-Huntsville runs away with 49-0 victory over Columbia," 23 Aug. 2019 Others included installing about $100,000 of artificial turf to cover what is typically asphalt surrounding the field’s perimeter. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders beat Packers on 80-yard field in Winnipeg," 22 Aug. 2019 When the dome is not in use, this ring will be covered by artificial turf and will not affect play, the news release said. — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, "National Sports Center to add 8-story dome to Blaine athletic complex," 20 Aug. 2019 Ace Cafe Orlando is planning to improve its outdoor space by adding 15,000 square feet of artificial turf to its 3-acre downtown property. — Austin Fuller, orlandosentinel.com, "Ace Cafe Orlando adds a downtown ‘lawn’ for events," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'artificial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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