Thesaurus results for COPYRIGHT

noun

as in patent

the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time His family still holds the copyright to his songs. laws that protect copyrights

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Recent Examples of copyright Photography copyright © Matt Armendariz. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 The publishers allege that Zuckerberg approved the use of copyright infringement. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 May 2026 The creative industries are on the front lines, with authors, artists, and musicians filing dozens of lawsuits against major AI companies for copyright infringement. —

Alice Xiang, Time, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for copyright

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patent

Noun

Instead of a standard stiletto or a fully clear block heel, the sandal had a black patent frame around a transparent plexiglass wedge, leaving a large cutout effect through the heel.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
The compounds have lost patent protection in India, and pressure from customers buying overseas will likely increase when generic Wegovy goes on sale in Canada, for as low as $73 a month, possibly this year.

— Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026