as in slogan
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)
one of those advertising catchphrases that, if you think about them, don't mean much of anything
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Recent Examples of catchphrase
The catchphrase quickly caught on.
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F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Whitlock said he could be stopped on the street two to three times per day by fans asking him to say the catchphrase.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Just yelling and silly catchphrases,’ and ‘At one point in time, Holthus was probably a good announcer, but that time is long, long, past.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
A lot of people just use talking points or catchphrases.
—Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
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F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Whitlock said he could be stopped on the street two to three times per day by fans asking him to say the catchphrase.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
Just yelling and silly catchphrases,’ and ‘At one point in time, Holthus was probably a good announcer, but that time is long, long, past.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
A lot of people just use talking points or catchphrases.
—Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchphrase
Noun
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Instead, it’s funneled into systems that are long on slogans and short on accountability.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Young people, their faces covered by masks, circulated through traffic and on sidewalks, chanting political slogans.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Bekkers and Londo are producing the film under their Two Lands Films banner, in collaboration with Hugo Martin Del Campo and Citlali Vasquez of Mexican production company Casa Ajena.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Glen Powell is an executive producer on the franchise alongside Dan Cohen via Powell’s Barnstorm banner.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Catchphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchphrase. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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