catchphrases

plural of catchphrase
as in slogans
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 catchphrases Just be sure to let out a few of their iconic catchphrases and quotes so people recognize which version of PPG you and your girls are channeling on October 31. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025 The two had filed several trademark applications back in April for a handful of the football coach’s catchphrases, which are technically trademarked by his former NFL team and its owner Robert Kraft. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Wyeth had taken several photos of a woman wearing three layers of denim vests, all filled with pins and slogans against fascism, against patriarchy, against the pipeline, against the former rapist in chief, against starving children, against book bans, against transphobes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yankees exceptionalism now exists not on the field, but in the team store — on slogans and souvenirs, not titles and trophies.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Again banners give way to LGBTQ flags and anti-Elon Musk bumper stickers in Marin County, where opposition to Prop 50 is much harder to find.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • O’Neal’s push into the entertainment space via Wasserman follows other hoops stars making significant forays into film and TV, including launching their own production banners.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Catchphrases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchphrases. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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