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Entrepreneurs came ready to discuss unit economics, and field real questions about their cash efficiency, topics that would not even have entered the 2021 lexicon.
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Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Both the novel and the movie became part of an enduring pop culture lexicon in which any raving dog can be referred to a Cujo.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
The Kiki Platform Mary Jane Few shoes have stomped their way into the fashion lexicon quite as rapidly as Marc Jacobs’s Kiki platforms.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
All of these things are in the fashion lexicon because Audrey wore them first, Banks said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alex Lazarow, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Both the novel and the movie became part of an enduring pop culture lexicon in which any raving dog can be referred to a Cujo.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
The Kiki Platform Mary Jane Few shoes have stomped their way into the fashion lexicon quite as rapidly as Marc Jacobs’s Kiki platforms.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
All of these things are in the fashion lexicon because Audrey wore them first, Banks said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lexicon
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If there was any confusion on what defines a tycoon, put the dictionary down and scour the internet for clips from the 2025 Tycoon Music Festival, as its lineup was a clear illustration of the word.—
Kenneth Williams,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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But giving effort and playing hard, at least internally in the Lakers’ dictionary, have two different definitions.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Lexicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lexicon. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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