font

noun

ˈfänt How to pronounce font (audio)
Definition of fontnext
as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas

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Recent Examples of font Pointedly, none were discovered according to an agent’s discriminating taste or molded by an editor into a font of commercial storytelling. — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Per a photo posted to his Instagram account in July 2025, Álvarez has a similar tattoo, in a larger font, bearing the same phrase on his own left collarbone. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 Meetings on simple communications turned into critiques of font sizes, formatting, and even Oxford commas. — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 This substitution only happens when the font engine draws the page on screen, meaning scrapers that simply download plaintext source code get an altered version that end users never see. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for font
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  1. source
  2. origin
  3. fountain
  4. cradle
Noun
  • Anna Watson’s lighting keeps much of the house just dim enough to make the imagination dangerous, while Tony winner Gareth Fry’s sound design surrounds the audience with ominous noises whose sources aren’t always immediately clear.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Amazon also looked to capitalize on the demand for AI training by marketing MTurk as a data annotation source for its SageMaker service.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of source
Noun
  • However, this represented only one of several plausible geographic origins of her lineage, according to the researchers.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Your guide will teach you about the origins of Prohibition and tell stories of infamous bootleggers.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of origin
Noun
  • According to the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, blue spaces are natural or man-made outdoor settings that feature water in the form of rivers, lakes, oceans, ponds, canals or urban fountains.
    — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Clean and flush the water in ornamental fountains, pet bowls and bird baths on a regular basis; and repair or discard containers that stay outside and might normally collect water.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fountain
Noun
  • Such a sentence sketches a profound contrast between Europe as the cradle of refined culture—the Renaissance, high art, and philosophy—and Asia as the site of empires and violence.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The piece is like a trippy cat’s cradle, in which the dancers become colorful parts of a machine.
    — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cradle

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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/font. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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