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as in word
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field
what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?
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as in to name
to give a name to
the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
According to the Athletics ticket terms, if a game is rained out, your ticket is valid for the date it is rescheduled.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Yet, most agents talk only in terms of percentages and very little else.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
According to the Athletics ticket terms, if a game is rained out, your ticket is valid for the date it is rescheduled.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
This created what's termed a natural experiment, in that the populations born a few weeks on either side of this data should be roughly equivalent in terms of health risks and cumulative exposure.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for term
Noun
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Leonard has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career, especially during his Clippers tenure.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Donovan, who is the current Chicago Bulls head coach, won two national championships during his tenure as the men’s basketball head coach at the University of Florida from 1996-2015.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Graham is mulling over the right word to capture the past month of his life.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It wasn’t named in the companion antitrust cases of Hubbard or Carter, either.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons were named as plaintiffs.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Two of Basem’s teenage students — the older, rowdy Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) and the younger, booksmart Adam (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) — share his class despite their age difference, owing to Yacoub’s stint in Israeli detention.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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His recent recurring stints include SEAL Team and Chicago P.D.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Articulating Your Value With Clarity Develop concise, memorable phrases and create short, impactful statements that highlight your core strengths and values.—
Donna Grego-Heintz,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Wallen had not publicly commented on the incident or explained the meaning behind the phrase at press time.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those in need of shelter from the cold can call 211 to check availability of beds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2023
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Their children’s schoolmates call the sisters the Puffling Queens.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2023
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While they’ll never be highly valued, these cars are an exquisite expression of Pininfarina design flair at its very best.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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For this reason, tattoos celebrating a city or country can only lead to confusion. Tattoos of Mayan or Aztec images have also been used to designate people as gang members, even though these tattoos are clear expressions of cultural identity and do not necessarily have any nexus to gang membership.—
Beth C. Caldwell,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2025
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Both will appear on the band’s forthcoming fourth LP, which has yet to be titled.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fans will have to wait to see whether Menzel and Chenoweth appear in the second-installment of the film — titled Wicked: For Good, after the aforementioned tune.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/term. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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