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ersatz

(n): an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
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3 months ago ofravens said:

Although the rains dissolve a bloody dye:
The ersatz petals drip, and they drip red

from "Electra on Azalea Path," by Sylvia Plath

6 months ago bilby said:

"He went back into the bathroom and used the mouthwash to rinse away the last of the toothpaste. It was a non-alcoholic mouthwash. Like the cough medicine. And the ersatz vanilla in the cupboard. He had not taken a drink since completing the last Stark novel."
- 'The Dark Half', Stephen King.

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