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 top three were ranked good, better, and best after the coach's signature catchphrase.
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Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, the recording has become an instantly recognizable catchphrase associated with the Grammy-winning artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 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
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Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
According to the lawsuit, the recording has become an instantly recognizable catchphrase associated with the Grammy-winning artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchphrase
Noun
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The speech invoked a Václav Havel essay about the hollowness of Communist ideology, embodied by the revolutionary slogans in shopkeepers’ windows that nobody actually believed.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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These Catholic bishops tell us that caring for creation is not just an Earth Day slogan.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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An earlier version, which was dated May 22, 2024, appeared on the Yosemite website as recently as May 1 of last year, and did not include regulations related to banners or flags.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Inside Toyota Stadium, the large soccer tifo banner appeared, rolled out and held up by fans after the national anthem, a nod of encouragement for the team’s coach, Eric Quill.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Catchphrase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchphrase. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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